Shemot Review Midterm

The first כלי (vessel) that Hashem instructs Moshe to make is...

• שלחן

• מזבח

• כיור

• ארון

TRUE OR FALSE: This is the order in which the events appear in the פשט (the Torah):

יציאת מצרים, מתן תורה, ציווי המשכן, חטא העגל ושבירת הלוחות, ה' סולח לבנ"י, בניית המשכן, הקמת המשכן

• True

• False

What is NOT one of the names of the Tabernacle?

• משכן

• בית המקדש

• משכן העדות

• אוהל מועד

• מקדש

If we say that the commandment to build a Mishkan was only given after חטא העגל, what could we infer about the Mishkan?

• It was built before the sin of the Golden Calf
• It was not related to the sin of the Golden Calf
• It was built to celebrate the sin of the Golden Calf
• It was a response to the sin of the Golden Calf.

If we say that the Mishkan came after Matan Torah, what could we infer about the Mishkan?

• It was built as a response to the giving of the Torah.
• It was built before the giving of the Torah.

• It was commanded on Har Sinai.

• It was supposed to be a mini, portable Har Sinai

According to the Rambam, because Hashem does not expect people to suddenly go from one extreme to another, He ...

• didn't expect Bnei Yisrael to leave behind Temple service and sacrifices - and incorporated them into His service

• allowed Bnei Yisrael to serve Him however they wished

• slowly eased them into serving Him, and allowed them to serve idols on the side until they were ready

According to Hashem, the initial purpose for having a Mishkan is...

• וסלחתי להם

  I will forgive them

• ועבדו אותי

  They will serve Me

• ושכנתי בתוכם

  I will dwell among them

• ויקריבו לי זבחים

  They will bring me sacrifices

אֵין מֻקְדָּם וּמְאֻחָר בַּתּוֹרָה means

• There is no chronological order in the Torah

• There is no right or wrong in the Torah
• There is no beginning or end in the Torah
• There is no old or new in the Torah

What important event happened on י"ז תמוז - The 17th of Tammuz?

• Hashem forgave Bnei Yisrael for חטא העגל

• Bnei Yisrael arrived in the Sinai Desert

• חטא המרגלים

  The Sin of the Spies

• חטא העגל and Moshe broke the לוחות

On what date did the following happen: Hashem forgave בני ישראל for חטא העגל?

• א' תשרי

  ראש השנה

• י' תשרי

  יום כיפור

• ט"ו תשרי

  סוכות

• א' ניסן