Quiz on Lag BaOmer and Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai

What is commemorated every year on Lag BaOmer (18 Iyar)?

• The birth of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai

• The death of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai

• The founding of the great academy of Yavneh

• The ordination of Rabbi Akiva

Where do pious Jews make an annual pilgrimage to pray at the tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai?

• Jerusalem

• Tel Aviv

• Kfar Meron

• Haifa

Who was Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai's principal teacher?

• Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai

• Rabbi Yehudah ben Baba

• Rabbi Akiva

• Rabbi Hadrian

What was forbidden on penalty of death during the persecution by the Roman Emperor Hadrian?

• Studying the Torah

• Studying the Talmud

• Visiting the synagogue

• Celebrating Jewish festivals

What was Rabbi Akiva condemned to die for?

• Teaching the Torah

• Teaching the Talmud publicly

• Founding the academy of Yavneh

• Ordaining students

Who publicly ordained students of the Talmud despite the danger?

• Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai

• Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai

• Rabbi Yehudah ben Baba

• Rabbi Akiva

Who was one of the five scholars ordained by Rabbi Yehudah ben Baba, defying Hadrian's decree?

• Rabbi Yose

• Rabbi Shimon

• Rabbi Yehudah

• Rabbi Akiva

What happened to Rabbi Yehudah ben Baba after ordaining the five scholars?

• He escaped to Yavneh

• He was caught and put to death

• He fled to the Bet Hamedrash

• He turned spy for the Roman authorities

Where did the leading sages gather to consider ways of restoring Jewish religious life after Hadrian's death?

• Yavneh

• Bet Hamedrash

• Usha

• Rome

Which sage suggested a friendly attitude towards the Roman government?

• Rabbi Shimon

• Rabbi Yose

• Rabbi Yehudah

• Rabbi Akiva