Deck 10: Judaism The Way of Torah

Question 1

Which character in the Tanak received the name "Israel"?

A) David
B) Jacob
C) Moses
D) Sarah
E) Yahweh

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The founder of the modern Jewish movement known as __________ called Judaism "an evolving religious civilization."

A) Conservative
B) Hasidism
C) Reconstructionism
D) Reform
E) Zionism

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The religions that originated in the Middle East share a belief in __________.

A) a cyclical view of time
B) escape from rebirth as the ultimate goal
C) one, all-powerful Creator
D) the subordination of humans to the smallest creatures
E) the Torah

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The eighteenth century Jewish movement founded by a storyteller known as the Baal Shem Tov ("Master of the Good Name"), which emphasized dancing in joy as well as studying the Torah, is called __________.

A) onservative
B) Hasidism
C) Reconstructionism
D) Reform
E) Zionism

Question 5

The early Jewish movement known as the __________ has most frequently been associated by scholars with the writing of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

A) Essenes
B) Nazareans
C) Pharisees
D) Sadducees
E) Zealots

Question 6

The early Jewish movement known as the __________ was composed of the High Priest and his allies.

A) Essenes
B) Nazareans
C) Pharisees
D) Sadducees
E) Zealots

Question 7

According to the Tanak, Yahweh, the special name for God, was revealed to __________ in Egypt.

A) David
B) Isaiah
C) Jeremiah
D) Moses
E) Solomon

Question 8

The fullest extent of the written collection of the Oral Torah is found in the __________.

A) Gemara
B) Midrash
C) Mishnah
D) Talmud
E) Tanak

Question 9

The Jewish Sabbath begins on __________ at sundown.

A) Wednesday
B) Thursday
C) Friday
D) Saturday
E) Sunday

Question 10

__________of the Jews of Europe were killed as a result of the Holocaust.

A) 1/100
B) 1/50
C) 1/10
D) 1/3
E) 2/3

Question 11

The early Jewish movement known as the __________ became virtually the ruling party within Judaism after the destruction of the Temple in C.E. 70.

A) Essenes
B) Nazareans
C) Pharisees
D) Sadducees
E) Zealots

Question 12

The Jewish festival known as __________ commemorates the rededication of the Jerusalem Temple after it had been liberated during the Maccabean Revolution.

A) Hannukah
B) Passover
C) Purim
D) Rosh Hashanah
E) Yom Kippur

Question 13

Zoroastrian houses of worship are called __________.

A) closed churches
B) dakhmas
C) fire temples
D) open mosques
E) synagogues

Question 14

Reflection on the "end time" is known as __________.

A) anthropology
B) biology
C) cosmology
D) eschatology
E) theology

Question 15

According to Zoroastrianism, Ahura Mazda is the __________.

A) Evil Spirit
B) Good Spirit
C) principal demon
D) place of judgment
E) Wise Lord

Question 16

The largest Zoroastrian community today (the Parsis) is concentrated in __________.

A) Bombay, India
B) Calcutta, India
C) New Delhi, India
D) New York City
E) Toronto, Canada

Question 17

"We know no homelands but the land of our birth" was the motto of __________ in its early years.

A) Conservative
B) Hasidism
C) Reconstructionism
D) Reform
E) Zionism

Question 18

More than any other event, the __________ has caused many Jews in recent times to question belief in a God who intervenes directly in history.

A) creation of the State of Israel
B) crucifixion of Jesus
C) destruction of the Jerusalem Temple
D) expulsion of Jews leading to the Diaspora
E) slaughter of six million Jews in the Holocaust

Question 19

The Jewish mystical movement that emerged in the Middle Ages and used numerology to probe the hidden meanings of the Tanak was known as __________.

A) Gemara
B) Kabbala
C) Midrash
D) Torah
E) Zohar

Question 20

Many Orthodox Jews opposed the formation of the modern state of Israel because __________.

A) the messiah had not yet come
B) the nation would not be independent
C) only Reform Jews would be allowed to be full citizens
D) the Oral Torah had not yet been delivered by God to His people
E) They were pacifists who objected to the creation of a Jewish military

Question 21

Describe the various basic forms of Judaism that have appeared throughout history and the historical forces that encouraged their rise.

Question 22

Demonstrate the importance of the concept of "purity" in Zoroastrianism.

Question 23

Describe the basic view of human nature shared by the religions that originated in the Middle East.

Question 24

Compare and contrast the life story of Zoroaster with the stories of the founders of Buddhism and Jainism.

Question 25

What was the role of the Biblical prophets in ancient Israel?

Question 26

What is the relationship between Oral Torah and Written Torah? What is the role of Oral Torah in modern Judaism?

Question 27

What was the Holocaust and what has been its impact on Judaism?

Question 28

What is the Talmud and what is its role in Judaism?

Question 29

What were the circumstances for the establishment of the "synagogue" as a Jewish institution, and what is its role in Jewish life?

Question 30

According to Zoroastrianism, what happens after death?

Question 31

Clarify the role of the following in the shared story of the Jewish people: Abraham and Sarah, Moses, and David.

Question 32

What are the major festivals in Judaism and how do they illustrate the linear view of time shared by religions that originated in the Middle East?

Question 33

Use the concept of "purity" to describe basic Jewish teachings.

Question 34

Why may Judaism be described as the "Way of Torah"?

Question 35

Compare and contrast the following early Jewish movements: Sadducees, Pharisees, Essenes, and Zealots.

Question 36

Compare and contrast the branches of modern Judaism: Reform, Orthodox, Conservative, and Reconstructionist.

Question 37

Using the "framework for understanding" religious worldviews developed in Chapter 1, describe the Jewish worldview.

Question 38

What is meant by a "linear view of time"?