midterm

Question 1

In the Passover Haggadah, why is the wicked son considered wicked?

Answer 1

B. He denies any connection to the Jewish past

Question 2

Which one of the following is not an important event in Jewish Memory

Answer 2

none of the above

Question 3

T or F Israel became a Jewish State as a direct result of the Holocaust

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The term “Hellenism” is synonymous with secularness because:

Answer 4

Greeks are believed to have devoted themselves to reason, science, and individuality.

Question 5

During what period did the most of the typical elements of modern Judaism originate?

Answer 5

The Rabbinic Period

Question 6

Which group believes that God gave the oral and written Torah on Mt. Sinai and Jews are required to follow the divinely ordained Halakhah

Answer 6

a. Orthodox

Question 7

Who believes that the Halakhah has an historical claim on the Jewish people?

Answer 7

Conservative

Question 8

T or F, Reform, Conservative, Orthodoxy, and Reconstructionism all emerged as different responses to the encounter between Judaism and the modern world

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Who believes that individuals can make an informed choice about which Jewish practices to observe?

Answer 9

Reform

Question 10

In what order did the movements appear

Answer 10

Reform, Orthodox, Conservative, Reconstructionist

Question 11

Which movement believes that the child of a Jewish mother is also Jewish

Answer 11

All of the above

Question 12

Which group agrees with the Orthodox view on Patrilineal descent

Answer 12

Conservative

Question 13

According to Reform Judaism, what is the most important factor determining one’s Jewishness

Answer 13

one must perform timely and public Jewish acts

Question 14

Reconstructionists recognize patrilineal descent because

Answer 14

all of the above

Question 15

Why is patrilineal descent an issue?

Answer 15

The increasing numbered of intermarried couples in modern congregations

Question 16

What does Shabbat mean

Answer 16

Rest

Question 17

Which does Shabbat not commemorate

Answer 17

the building of the Temple

Question 18

Shabbat sanctifies

Answer 18

Time

Question 19

Which of the following may be permitted on Shabbat?

Answer 19

Carrying a prayerbook to synagogue

Question 20

Which of the following regularly takes place on Shabbat

Answer 20

A section from the Torah is read in synagogue

Question 21

T or F, You blow the shofar at the end of Yom Kippur

Answer 21

False

Question 22

Which is not another name for Rosh Hashannah

Answer 22

Yom Hadin (The Day of Judgment)

Question 23

Which of the following is added to the Days of Awe liturgy

Answer 23

“Blessed are you, the holy King”

Question 24

Which is permitted on Yom Kippur

Answer 24

Wearing canvas sneakers

Question 25

Which group never celebrates Rosh Hashannah for two days?

Answer 25

none of the above

Question 26

Which of the following is not a pilgrimage festival

Answer 26

Purim

Question 27

During which pilgrimage festival do you wave a lulav

Answer 27

Sukkot

Question 28

Why is the book of Ruth read on Shavuot

Answer 28

All of the Above

Question 29

T or F, Passover is primarily a private, rather than public celebration

Answer 29

True

Question 30

Which is a reason why only Matzah (unleavened bread) is eaten during Passover?

Answer 30

Passover was at some point an agricultural festival

Question 31

Which does not belong to the word TaNaKh?

Answer 31

Haftarrah

Question 32

Who established the Torah as the sacred constitution of the Jewish people

Answer 32

Ezra and Nehemiah

Question 33

Which has nothing to do with a Torah scroll?

Answer 33

None of the above

Question 34

T or F, all movements in Judaism (Reform, Conservative, Orthodox etc. consider the Torah the sacred text of the Jewish people)

Answer 34

True

Question 35

T or F, The TaNaKh is divided into three sections of equal importance.

Answer 35

False

Question 36

Considering the structure of the book of Genesis, which does not belong?

Answer 36

the story of Abraham

Question 37

Which is another term for narrative?

Answer 37

agaddah

Question 38

T or F, Biblical narrative provides a great deal of background for each story

Answer 38

False

Question 39

Which would be the best example of a Leitwort in the garden of Eden story?

Answer 39

life

Question 40

Which of the following is a biblical pun

Answer 40

None/All of the above

Question 41

Which is the term for Jewish Law

Answer 41

halakhah

Question 42

T or F, biblical poetry rhymes like english poetry

Answer 42

False

Question 43

T or F, biblical poetry is found throughout the Tanakh, even in narrative portions?

Answer 43

True

Question 44

Biblical Law is most similar to

Answer 44

Mesopotamian Law

Question 45

Which of the following is an example of biblical poetry?

Answer 45

May my message fall like the rain, May my utterance drop like the dew

Question 46

T or F, Abraham was born in Israel

Answer 46

False

Question 47

Which is not part of the covenant with Abraham?

Answer 47

The requirement that Abraham must celebrate Shavuot

Question 48

T or F Abraham sometimes questions God

Answer 48

True

Question 49

Which is the similiarity between Abraham and Jacob?

Answer 49

Jacob and Abraham both receive the promise of land and to be a great nation

Question 50

Why is Jacob’s name changed to Israel?

Answer 50

because he was a man who wrestled with God