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Question #1
According to Judaism, the ideal of life is
A.
achieving balance and harmony with nature
B.
eliminating desire
C.
living in harmony with the will of God
D.
strictly adhering to Jewish dogma
Question #2
According to Judaism, the way of life that God gave Israel to follow is embodied in the
A.
12 commandments
B.
412 commandments
C.
613 commandments
D.
1,000 commandments
Question #3
The two constellations of events that have shaped modern Judaism above all else are the
A.
Enlightenment and the Romantic period
B.
Enlightenment and the Holocaust/founding of the state of Israel
C.
the Holocaust and the Romantic period
D.
nineteenth-century immigration to Israel and to the United States
Question #4
The late twentieth-century ultra-Orthodox movement sought to
A.
eliminate Jewish ghettos
B.
eliminate supernatural beliefs
C.
recapture the way of life of premodern Jews
D.
eliminate ritual
Question #5
Which movement would be most likely to accommodate the most aspects of modern secular life?
A.
Orthodox Judaism
B.
Hasidism
C.
Conservative Judaism
D.
Reform Judaism
Question #6
The great founding story from which Judaism draws its identity is the
A.
story of the Assyrian Exile
B.
story of Adam and Eve
C.
story of King David
D.
story of the Exodus
Question #7
A proper comparison of scriptures would require a comparison of the New Testament with which Jewish scripture?
A.
Zorah
B.
Tanak
C.
Torah
D.
Talmud
Question #8
Which group of Jews selected the scriptures that became the Tanak, or the Hebrew Bible?
A.
Hellenists
B.
Zealots
C.
Sadducees
D.
Pharisees
Question #9
After the destruction of the temple in 70 CE, which one of the following was not a reason that the Pharisees were able to provide new leadership?
A.
they were keepers of the written Torah
B.
they had remained politically neutral and therefore were not a threat to the Romans
C.
they were keepers of the oral Torah
D.
they were keepers of the synagogue tradition
Question #10
The Talmud is composed of the
A.
Gemara and Mishnah
B.
covenant and Gemara
C.
Halakhah and Mishnah
D.
Gemara and Halakhah
Question #11
The king who built the first temple to show that Israel was the greatest nation was
A.
David
B.
Abraham
C.
Saul
D.
Solomon
Question #12
The Talmud sanctifies what medium of religious experience to get in touch with God?
A.
esoteric teachings
B.
exoteric teachings
C.
direct connection such as in a mystical experience
D.
doubt and questioning
Question #13
Which movement would be least likely to accommodate aspects of modern secular life?
A.
Reconstructionism
B.
Orthodox Judaism
C.
Conservative Judaism
D.
Reform Judaism
Question #14
Which holiday represents the Jewish New Year?
A.
Rosh Hashanah
B.
the Sabbath
C.
Passover
D.
Hanukkah
Question #15
Commandments requiring deeds of love and kindness are called
A.
Mitzvoh
B.
Gemarra
C.
Talmud
D.
Torah
Question #16
In a break from the elitism of Rabbinic Judaism, Hasidism offered another way for the average Jew to reach God. That way included
A.
duty to family and community
B.
knowledge through study
C.
duty to God and community
D.
prayer and devotion
Question #17
For the first time in 2,000 years, Jews felt hope that they would be treated as equal human beings
A.
after the founding of the state of Israel in 1948
B.
after the Crusades
C.
at the end of the Medieval era in the sixteenth century
D.
following the French Revolution in the eighteenth century
Question #18
The Jewish socialists considered what feature to identify themselves?
A.
universal ethics
B.
ethnicity
C.
orthodox dogma
D.
orthodox messianism
Question #19
What one thing, especially, carried Jews forward after the devastation of the Holocaust?
A.
the founding of the state of Israel
B.
knowing they always had the Diaspora
C.
the ending of World War II
D.
emigration to the United States
Question #20
What form of Judaism provided the expected norms for Jewish life from the sixth century CE until the emergence of modern forms of Judaism in the nineteenth century?,,
A.
Rabbinic
B.
Reform
C.
Orthodox
D.
Ultra-Orthodox
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