Deck 10: Judaism

Question 1

A key ancient statement of Jewish belief is found in the Shema.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The Jewish week has

A) 5 days
B) 7 days
C) 10 days
D) 12 days

Answer 2

B

Question 3

In Judaism,priests were ordained in a ceremony involving sacrifice

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Judaism is founded on a belief in

A) Saints
B) A personal God
C) An impersonal God
D) Polytheistic gods

Question 5

When Solomon died Israel split into three nations.

Question 6

Muhammad is the chief prophet of Judaism.

Question 7

Isaiah's sin was purged away by ritual fasting.

Question 8

The "Oral Torah" was finally written down in the Talmud,where it became authoritative for Judaism

Question 9

Moses encountered God in a burning sacrifice in the wilderness of Sinai.

Question 10

Israel grew to be a small empire under King Solomon.

Question 11

Judaism has a view,unique in the ancient world,that all people are:

A) Divided into many social classes
B) Deserving of wealth
C) One family
D) Headed for eternal destruction

Question 12

Ezra is known as an enforcer of Torah observance in early Judaism.

Question 13

The Sabbath is the seventh day of the Jewish week.

Question 14

The Song of Songs celebrates love between a man and a woman.

Question 15

A Jewish name for the Bible,Tanakh,is

A) An acronym
B) A metaphor
C) A simile
D) An abbreviation

Question 16

There are twenty-four books in the Jewish Bible.

Question 17

The order of books in the Jewish Bible familiar to Christians differs from the order of Old Testament books in the Christian Bible.

Question 18

Judaism holds that all humans:

A) Are totally blessed
B) Are totally evil
C) Can fully realize the meaning of life
D) Cannot believe in God in the same way

Question 19

Two-part books of the Jewish Bible,such as 1-2 Samuel,are counted as one book.

Question 20

The nation of Israel is also known as Judah.

Question 21

A sacred song used for divine worship is known as a

A) Palm
B) Psalm
C) Hymnal
D) Chant

Question 22

The Hebrew name of the book of Exodus means

A) Salvation
B) Escape
C) Names
D) Calling

Question 23

Readers of scripture scrolls in the synagogues use a special ________.

Question 24

Most European Jews were emancipated from discriminatory laws around ______ C.E.

Question 25

Tefillin are ______ small wooden boxes tied onto the body with leather straps.

Question 26

The third section of the Jewish Bible is known as

A) Prophecy
B) Writings
C) Texts
D) Creeds

Question 27

Abraham lived in the city of ______.

Question 28

Tefillin are called in English ______.

Question 29

In Deuteronomy,what did the Hebrew people receive?

A) The Law of God
B) Bread from Heaven
C) Manna
D) Apostles

Question 30

Baruch Spinoza was influential pre-emancipation Dutch Jewish _________________.

Question 31

Tefillin are bound to one's forehead and one's ______ arm.

Question 32

The ______ way of interpreting scripture involves the sermonic interpretation of the Bible.

Question 33

The books of The Twelve are known as the

A) Minor Prophets
B) Major Prophets
C) Minor Gospels
D) Major Gospels

Question 34

Abraham was called by God to migrate to a new land chosen by ______.

Question 35

The ______ is a small box containing three short passages from the Torah.

Question 36

Who warned the people against serving other gods?

A) John
B) Job
C) Isaac
D) Moses

Question 37

How many versions of the Talmud are there in Judaism?

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

Question 38

The Jewish mystical writing from around 1285 C.E.is known as the:

A) Talmud
B) Spinoza
C) Kabbalah
D) Zohar

Question 39

Who went to Egypt during a famine?

A) Jacob and his descendants
B) Isaac and Jacob
C) Job and his descendants
D) Isaac and Job

Question 40

Who led the Hebrews from Egypt to the Sinai Peninsula?

A) Jacob
B) Job
C) Isaac
D) Moses

Question 41

God gave the law to Israel on Mount ______.

Question 42

God's main punishment on Adam and Eve for their disobedience is to drive them out of the _______.

Question 43

What role does circumcision play in Judaism?

Question 44

"Shema" means ______.

Question 45

In a holy war ______ does the fighting for the people.

Question 46

What is a covenant,and what role does this notion play in early Judaism?

Question 47

What are the Jewish laws on property-including holding humans as property?

Question 48

How does the Jewish Bible differ from other versions of this scripture,and why?

Question 49

What two views of knowledge and wisdom does Judaism have? Which appeals to you,and why?

Question 50

In what ways is Judaism similar to Zoroastrianism?

Question 51

The Middle Ages saw the rise of the fourfold meaning of the scripture: midrashic,__________,mystical,and literal.