MOSES MAIMONIDES

Where and when was Moses Maimonides born?

• Cordiba, Spain 1135

• Mexico City, 1135

• Mexico City, 1205

• Cordiba, Spain 1205

What other religion was dominating Spain at the time?

• Hinduism

• Islam

• Buddhism

• Judaism

What language was the Commentary on the Mishnah written in?

• Hebrew

• Spanish

• Arabic

• Greek

The Commentary on the Mishnah contained:

• The 13 Articles of Faith

• The 10 Principles of Faith

• The 13 Principles of Faith

• The Commentary on Torah

The Mishnah Torah was written in which language?

• Hebrew

• Greek

• Arabic

• Spanish

Which major work is considered Maimonides' greatest contribution to Jewish work?

• Commentary on the Mishnah

• The Guide for the Perplexed

• The 13 Articles of Faith

• Mishnah Torah

The Mishnah Torah was comprised of how many books?

• 12

• 13

• 14

• 15

The Mishnah Torah allowed Jews to:

• Know Jewish Law without spending hours studying God.

• Know Jewish Law without intensive study of the Talmud.

• Participate in social interactions.

• Worship God.

The Mishnah Torah's significance is that it ... :

• updated the Torah

• helped Jewish learning to flourish

• helped Jewish philosophy to flourish

• remains an encyclopaedia of Jewish teaching and tradition.

The Guide for the Perplexed helped to:

• Explain his view of anthropomorphic depictions of God.

• Answer questions that contradicted the Jewish faith.

• Show that philosophy had a place in religion

• All of the above