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MOSES MAIMONIDES

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where and when was Moses Maimonides born?

a)

Cordiba, Spain 1135

b)

Mexico City, 1135

c)

Mexico City, 1205

d)

Cordiba, Spain 1205

2.

What other religion was dominating Spain at the time?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Islam

c)

Buddhism

d)

Judaism

3.

What language was the Commentary on the Mishnah written in?

a)

Hebrew

b)

Spanish

c)

Arabic

d)

Greek

4.

The Commentary on the Mishnah contained:

a)

The 13 Articles of Faith

b)

The 10 Principles of Faith

c)

The 13 Principles of Faith

d)

The Commentary on Torah

5.

The Mishnah Torah was written in which language?

a)

Hebrew

b)

Greek

c)

Arabic

d)

Spanish

6.

Which major work is considered Maimonides' greatest contribution to Jewish work?

a)

Commentary on the Mishnah

b)

The Guide for the Perplexed

c)

The 13 Articles of Faith

d)

Mishnah Torah

7.

The Mishnah Torah was comprised of how many books?

a)

12

b)

13

c)

14

d)

15

8.

The Mishnah Torah allowed Jews to:

a)

Know Jewish Law without spending hours studying God.

b)

Know Jewish Law without intensive study of the Talmud.

c)

Participate in social interactions.

d)

Worship God.

9.

The Mishnah Torah's significance is that it ... :

a)

updated the Torah

b)

helped Jewish learning to flourish

c)

helped Jewish philosophy to flourish

d)

remains an encyclopaedia of Jewish teaching and tradition.

10.

The Guide for the Perplexed helped to:

a)

Explain his view of anthropomorphic depictions of God.

b)

Answer questions that contradicted the Jewish faith.

c)

Show that philosophy had a place in religion

d)

All of the above

11.

A well known Jewish phrase is:

a)

From Moshe to Moshe there arose none like Moshe!

b)

Ram-bam showed us the light!

c)

There was none like Maimonides!

d)

From Moses to Maimonides!

12.

The Guide for the Perplexed was completed in:

a)

1090

b)

1188

c)

1190

d)

1199

13.

Maimonides was a:

a)

Ashkenazi Jew

b)

Sephardi Jew

14.

According to the Guide for the Perplexed, "the finger of God" should be taken literally:

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What is Moses Maimonides name shortened to?

a)

Ben Maimon

b)

Raman

c)

Rambam

d)

Bar Man

16.

What was Moses Maimonides' occupation?

a)

Physican

b)

Scientist

c)

Scholar

d)

Philosopher

17.

What is the purpose of the Guide for the Perplexed?

a)

To promote understanding of the real spirit of the law

b)

To summarise the required beliefs of Judaism

c)

Clean up the contradictions between faith & philosophy

d)

It is a Judaism for dummies

18.

Who does the Mishnah Torah target?

a)

Jewish people who sin

b)

Those seeking to understand the essentials of Judaism

c)

Jewish scholars

d)

Jewish physicians who need to understand the Torah

19.

Who was the Guide for the Perplexed written for?

a)

Those seeking the essentials of Judaism

b)

People who are perplexed about the meaning of Judaism

c)

Jewish physicians who need to understand the Torah

d)

Advanced Theologians and Philosophers

20.

His works are still very important to contemporary Jews and his writings continue to influence?

a)

Jewish Synagogue worship

b)

Jewish interpretation of Torah

c)

ethical decision making and legal debate.

d)

Passover rituals