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WorksheetsMOSES MAIMONIDES
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Where and when was Moses Maimonides born?
Cordiba, Spain 1135
Mexico City, 1135
Mexico City, 1205
Cordiba, Spain 1205
What other religion was dominating Spain at the time?
Hinduism
Islam
Buddhism
Judaism
What language was the Commentary on the Mishnah written in?
Hebrew
Spanish
Arabic
Greek
The Commentary on the Mishnah contained:
The 13 Articles of Faith
The 10 Principles of Faith
The 13 Principles of Faith
The Commentary on Torah
The Mishnah Torah was written in which language?
Hebrew
Greek
Arabic
Spanish
Which major work is considered Maimonides' greatest contribution to Jewish work?
Commentary on the Mishnah
The Guide for the Perplexed
The 13 Articles of Faith
Mishnah Torah
The Mishnah Torah was comprised of how many books?
12
13
14
15
The Mishnah Torah allowed Jews to:
Know Jewish Law without spending hours studying God.
Know Jewish Law without intensive study of the Talmud.
Participate in social interactions.
Worship God.
The Mishnah Torah's significance is that it ... :
updated the Torah
helped Jewish learning to flourish
helped Jewish philosophy to flourish
remains an encyclopaedia of Jewish teaching and tradition.
The Guide for the Perplexed helped to:
Explain his view of anthropomorphic depictions of God.
Answer questions that contradicted the Jewish faith.
Show that philosophy had a place in religion
All of the above
A well known Jewish phrase is:
From Moshe to Moshe there arose none like Moshe!
Ram-bam showed us the light!
There was none like Maimonides!
From Moses to Maimonides!
The Guide for the Perplexed was completed in:
1090
1188
1190
1199
Maimonides was a:
Ashkenazi Jew
Sephardi Jew
According to the Guide for the Perplexed, "the finger of God" should be taken literally:
True
False
What is Moses Maimonides name shortened to?
Ben Maimon
Raman
Rambam
Bar Man
What was Moses Maimonides' occupation?
Physican
Scientist
Scholar
Philosopher
What is the purpose of the Guide for the Perplexed?
To promote understanding of the real spirit of the law
To summarise the required beliefs of Judaism
Clean up the contradictions between faith & philosophy
It is a Judaism for dummies
Who does the Mishnah Torah target?
Jewish people who sin
Those seeking to understand the essentials of Judaism
Jewish scholars
Jewish physicians who need to understand the Torah
Who was the Guide for the Perplexed written for?
Those seeking the essentials of Judaism
People who are perplexed about the meaning of Judaism
Jewish physicians who need to understand the Torah
Advanced Theologians and Philosophers
His works are still very important to contemporary Jews and his writings continue to influence?
Jewish Synagogue worship
Jewish interpretation of Torah
ethical decision making and legal debate.
Passover rituals
