Chapter 3 Self-Quiz

. What does the term "Tanakh" refer to? (Page 85)

. What does the term "Torah" refer to? (Pages 85, 86)

. What is midrash? (Page 87)

. Which of the following figures is recognized as a messiah in the Jewish tradition? (Page 95)

. What occasion does a Simchat Bat celebrate? (Page 92)

. Which king built the first Jewish Temple? (Page 97)

. What form of calendar is the Jewish calendar? (Page 112)

. In which geographical area did the Sephardic culture develop? (Page 114)

. Which cultural designation is rooted in the community of Jewish exiles who remained in Babylonia? (Page 114)

. Which Jewish philosopher wrote "The Guide of the Perplexed"? (Page 115)

. Kabbalah is a central feature of which stream of Judaism? (Page 117)

. In what region did the Hasidic Jewish movement begin? (Page 120)

. What was the lingua franca amongst the Ashkenazim? (Page 114)

. What does the term "kashrut" refer to? (Page 125)

. With which Jewish holy day is the shofar associated? (Page 128)

. What is the title of a traditional Jewish marriage contract? (Page 148)

. What historical period/event does the title "Haskalah" refer to? (Pages 122, 123)

. Within which modern branch of Judaism was the first female Rabbi ordained? (Page 124)

. What is the Hebrew term denoting the Nazi genocide of six million Jews? (Page 135)

. In what year was the modern Jewish state of Israel established? (Page 143)

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