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Chapter 3 Self Quiz - Multiple Choice
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According to Judaism, the ideal of life is
Eliminating desire.
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Achieving balance and harmony with nature.
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Strictly adhering to Jewish dogma.
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Living in harmony with the will of God.
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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?
Rabbinic.
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Orthodox.
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Reform.
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Conservative.
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According to Judaism, the way of life that God gave Israel to follow is embodied in the
412 commandments.
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613 commandments.
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12 commandments.
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1,000 commandments.
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The late-twentieth-century ultra-Orthodox movement sought to
Eliminate supernatural beliefs.
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Eliminate ritual.
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Eliminate Jewish ghettos.
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Recapture the way of life of premodern Jews.
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Which movement would be MOST likely to accommodate the most aspects of modern secular life?
Reform Judaism.
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Orthodox Judaism.
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Conservative Judaism.
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Hasidism.
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The two constellations of events that have shaped modern Judaism above all else are the
Enlightenment and the Holocaust/founding of the state of Israel.
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Enlightenment and the Romantic period.
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Nineteenth-century immigration to Israel and to the United States.
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The Holocaust and the Romantic period.
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The Talmud is composed of the
Gemara and Mishnah.
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Covenant and Gemara.
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Halakhah and Mishnah.
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Gemara and Halakhah.
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Which group of Jews selected the scriptures that became the Tanakh, or the Hebrew Bible?
Sadducees.
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Zealots.
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Hellenists.
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Pharisees.
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The Second Temple Period ended with the
Greek rule.
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Roman rule.
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Babylonian rule.
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Roman destruction of the temple.
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The word "Diaspora" refers to
Jews escaping Babylon.
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Jews dispersed throughout the world.
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Compassionate justice.
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Jews being the chosen people.
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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?
They had remained politically neutral and, therefore, were not a threat to the Romans.
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They were keepers of the written Torah.
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They were keepers of the synagogue tradition.
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They were keepers of the oral Torah.
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What one thing, especially, carried Jews forward after the devastation of the Holocaust?
The founding of the state of Israel.
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Reparations from Germany.
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Immigration to the United States.
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Knowing they always had the Diaspora.
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To teach a Jew how to walk with God, the Talmud focuses primarily on
Believing the stories.
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Following the commandments.
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Instructions for achieving a mystical experience.
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Apocalyptic expectations.
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Hasidic Judaism emerged out of
The time of the judges.
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The mystical impulse of the Kabbalah.
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The creation story.
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The prophets.
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For Reform Jews, the essence of Judaism is
Ethics.
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Myth and ritual.
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Supernatural beliefs.
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Separation from other Jewish movements.
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Which holiday represents the Jewish New Year?
Passover.
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The Sabbath.
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Rosh Hashanah.
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Hanukkah.
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What movement marks the clear emergence of Jewish mysticism?
The Zealots.
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The Kabbalists.
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The Amoraim.
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The Tannaim.
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The Jewish socialists considered what feature to identify themselves?
Universal ethics.
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Ethnicity.
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Orthodox dogma.
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Orthodox messianism.
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The torah was given by God to
The Judges.
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King David.
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Moses.
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Abraham.
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After the burial of a loved one who has died, the immediate family of mourners remains at home for how long?
Three days.
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Five days.
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Seven days.
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Twelve days.
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