Judaism: A Four-Thousand-Year Journey Quiz

What is the central belief of Judaism?

• Belief in multiple gods

• Belief in ancestral worship

• Belief in nature spirits

• Belief in one universal God

Who is the Torah revealed to according to Jewish belief?

• Abraham

• Isaac

• Jacob

• Moses

What does TaNaCH include?

• Only the Torah

• Prophets, Psalms, and Proverbs

• The Quran

• The New Testament

How many commandments are there in Judaism?

• 1000

• 613

• 100

• 10

What is Hillel's famous summary of Jewish values?

• Love your neighbor as yourself

• Do not do to others what is hateful to you

• An eye for an eye

• Turn the other cheek

What is the Jewish belief regarding the future?

• Resurrection and the coming Messiah

• Reincarnation

• Eternal oblivion

• Immediate afterlife

In which direction do Jews pray?

• Facing the sun

• Facing Jerusalem

• Facing the moon

• Facing Mecca

What is a Minyan?

• A type of kosher food

• A Jewish holiday

• A quorum of 10 needed for communal prayer

• A type of prayer shawl

What is the Ark in a synagogue?

• A curtained cupboard facing Jerusalem that houses Torah scrolls

• A type of head covering

• A boat used in ceremonies

• A musical instrument

What is the Bimah used for?

• Storing religious texts

• Leading prayers and reading Torah

• Cooking kosher meals

• Performing circumcisions