Refugee 56-92 Vocabulary

Fill in the blank: A ______ is a Jewish boy who reaches his 13th birthday and attains the age of religious duty and responsibility.

• bar mitzvah

• bat mitzvah

• confirmation

• quinceañera

Fill in the blank: To stretch out or extend is to ______.

• outstretched

• compress

• shrink

• contract

Fill in the blank: A covering for the hair and neck that is worn by some Muslim women is called a ______.

• hijab

• turban

• beret

• beanie

Fill in the blank: The jihadist group which controls large swathes of territory in Syria and Iraq is sometimes referred to by different names, one being ______.

• Daesh

• Al-Qaeda

• Taliban

• Hezbollah

Fill in the blank: An absolute ruler unrestrained by law or constitution is called a ______.

• tyrant

• democrat

• monarch

• president

Fill in the blank: The house of worship and communal center of a Jewish congregation is called a ______.

• synagogue

• mosque

• church

• temple

Fill in the blank: A leather or parchment scroll of the Pentateuch used in a synagogue for liturgical purposes is called a ______.

• Torah

• Talmud

• Kabbalah

• Mishnah

Fill in the blank: The ______ Laws were an important step towards achieving the goal of separating Jews from other Germans to protect and strengthen Germany.

• Nuremberg

• Berlin

• Munich

• Hamburg

Fill in the blank: To keep oneself from doing, feeling, or indulging in something and especially from following a passing impulse is to ______.

• refrain

• engage

• pursue

• indulge

Fill in the blank: A crowding together of many persons is called a ______.

• throng

• group

• assembly

• gathering