Practice Final Spring

Which of the following is NOT true about the Mosaic covenant?

• Jew's are God's chosen people

• It is a solemn relationship between God and Israel

• Ishmael wrote the Mosaic Law

• God is faithful to his people

What does Passover commemorate?

• The Israelites' liberation from slavery in Egypt

• The harvest season

• The beginning of spring

• The creation of the world

What is the Talmud?

• Pentateuch

• Prophetic Writings

• Mosaic Law

• Commentary on the Torah

What is the diaspora?

• Scattered Jews after the destruction of the Temple in 70AD

• The first Jewish ritual to gain entrance to the people of God

• A Jewish feast celebrating atonement for sins

• Jewish people who maintain only an ethnic but not religious identity

What are the four types of Judaism in the Modern Period?

• Reform, Conservative, Orthodox, and Reconstructionist

• Reform, Hasidic, Kabbalistic, and Conservative

• Orthodox, Reform, Hasidic, and Mystical

• Reconstructionist, Kabbalistic, Conservative, and Hasidic

Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob are considered to be?

• Patriarchs

• Prophets

• Kings

• Judges

The solemn Jewish holiday that allows Jews to repent or atone for their sins

• Yom Kippur

• Hanukkah

• Passover

• Rosh Hashanah

___ is the comprehensive written version of the Jewish oral law and the commentaries on it originating from the 2nd CE.

• The Talmud

• The Torah

• The Mishnah

• The Zohar

The Sh'ma is ...

• A central declaration of the Jewish faith affirming the oneness of God

• A traditional Jewish wedding ceremony

• A Jewish festival celebrating the harvest

• A type of kosher dietary law

Who is a central figure in Judaism who first encountered God?

• Abraham

• Moses

• David

• Solomon