Parashat Shemot

What is the meaning of “Shemot”?

• Moses

• Names

• Egypt

• Slavery

After Yosef and his brothers died, what did the new Pharaoh do to subdue the Israelites?

• He enslaved them to build storage cities

• He ordered their newborn boys to be drowned

• He signed a permanent peace treaty with them

• He and his army went to war against them

What is the name of the youngest son of Yocheved (Levi’s daughter, born as Ya’akov entered Egypt) and brother of Miriam and Aharon?

How was Moshe saved from being killed by Pharaoh's decree?

• His mother left him in a field, where he was raised by angels and fed on milk and honey

• He was found as an orphan and adopted by a Midianite

• He was put into a basket on the Nile, where Pharaoh's daughter found him and took him as her own

• He was hidden in a hay filled attic for his whole life

When Moshe saw an Egyptian beating his kinsman, a Hebrew slave, what did he do?

• He asked the Egyptian to beat him harder

• He killed the Egyptian and hid his body in the sand

• He took the beating for the Hebrew slave instead

• He ignored them and carried on his stroll

How did G-d appear to Moshe while he was in Midyan?

• In thunder, lightning, and a bright light

• In a soft, still, voice

• In a strong hurricane

• In a burning bush

• In a flood

Why did G-d appear to Moshe?

• He wanted Moshe to perform miracles for Pharaoh

• He wanted Moshe to worship Him

• He wanted to free the Israelites from slavery and bring them to Israel

• He wanted to give the Torah to the Israelites in Egypt

Why did Moshe notice the burning bush?

• He was observant and noticed that the bush was burning, not destroyed

• It was strange to have forest fires in Midyan

• His sheep ran into the burning bush and he wanted to save it

Which miracles occurred when G-d first appeared to Moshe in a burning bush?

• A staff turned into a snake

• Water turned into blood

• Moshe’s hand turned leprous and healed

• Moshe turned into a good speaker

When Moshe and Aharon asked Pharaoh to let the Israelites go to worship G-d, what did he do?

• He made the Israelites find their own straw and work harder

• He let them go to the wilderness

• He enslaved Moshe and Aharon instead