Chapter 3 Self Quiz - True/False

. The ultra-Orthodox movement seeks to partially separate from modernizing forms of Judaism and also the surrounding gentile world.

. None of the modern forms of Judaism has anything in common with the others.

. The ultra-Orthodox include a strain called the Hasidic movement.

. The rise of ultra-Orthodoxy furthers and supports the Zionistic movement.

. It was King David's son Solomon who established Israel as a nation.

. The Second Temple Period began with King Solomon.

. Modernists share fundamentalists' fear that time and history will raise questions about their sacred stories.

. Medieval Christians believed themselves to be God's chosen people.

. The Pharisees had a strong presence at the temple as part of the priestly tradition.

. Religious Jews are a minority of the population in Israel.

. The story of exile and return is not currently a part of Jewish thought.

. After a boy becomes a bar mitzvah at age 13, he is considered an adult and can be part of a minyan.

. It was the teachings of Shammai in the first century that primarily shaped the emerging Talmudic tradition.

. The Pentateuch refers to the first five books found in the Hebrew Bible.

. For Jews studying the Talmud, God is in the questions even more than in the answers.

. Jewish women in Hassidic communities enjoy the most gender equality compared to other forms of Judaism.

. The dual Torah refers to the sacred oral and written teachings concerning God's revelation to his people.

. The destruction of the temple in 70 CE increased the numbers of the diverse sects and movements in Judaism.

. To understand who the God of Israel is, you should look to history as the story of the Jewish people's journey through time.

. Hasidism emerged from the rabbinic tradition.

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