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Bavel

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who came after the Tanaim

a)

The Amoraim

b)

The Zugot

c)

The Achronim

d)

The Geonim

2.

Which generation of rabbis came after the Geonim?

a)

Talmud

b)

Rishonim

c)

Achronim

d)

Bayit Sheni

3.

The two main yeshivot/Torah centers in Babylon were...

a)

Pumbidita and Sura

b)

Pumba and Simba

c)

Jerusalem and Sura

d)

Puminsa and Shufra

4.

The leadership of the Jewish people in Bavel was shared by two leaders: the Gaon and the

a)

Reish Galuta

b)

Rosh Hanikra

c)

Reish Shin Tav

d)

Reish Gefilte

5.

At 30, Rav Saadia Gaon proved himself as a leading force among the scholars of the Jewish people after which episode?

a)

His disagreement with Rabbi AmramBen Meir about the calendar

b)

His pamphlet writing about learning in his Yeshiva

c)

His disagreement with Anan ben David.

d)

His disagreement with his students about Rosh Hashana

6.
The king who forced the Jews to flee to Babylon was ...
a)
Nebuchadnezzar
b)
David
c)
Solomon
d)
Abraham
7.

After the first Babylonian exile, which empire allowed the Jews to return to Israel and rebuild the Temple?

a)

Assyria

b)

Babylonian

c)

Persian

d)

Roman

8.

This generation of rabbis composed the Mishna

a)

Tannayim

b)

Amorayim

c)

Savorayim

d)

Rishonim

9.

This generation of rabbis composed the Gemara

a)

Tannaim

b)

Amoraim

c)

Savoraim

d)

Rishonim

10.

This generation of rabbis copied, designed the layout, and disseminated the גמרא

a)

Tannayim

b)

Amorayim

c)

Savorayim

d)

Rishonim

11.

What does gaon mean?

a)

pride or splendor

b)

genius

c)

ugly

d)

his excellency

12.

What types of ties did the Jews in Bavel have with Jews in Israel?

a)

Medical

b)

Commercial

c)

Scholarly

d)

Happy

13.

Which Amora brought the Mishna back to Bavel after he studied in Israel?

a)

Rashi

b)

Rav Saadia Gaon

c)

Rav Arika

d)

The Reish Lakish

14.

What is responsa?

a)

A rabbi's response to a question

b)

Something the Geonim gave us

c)

It's "Ask a Rabbi"

d)

It's a teshuva to a she'ela

15.

Who was the exilarch?

a)

The Reish Galuta

b)

The Rosh Golah

c)

The head of the exile

16.

The Babylonian government recognized the authority of the Reish Galuta

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The Reish Galuta was the religious head of the Jewish community in Babylon

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The Reish Galuta was the political head of the Jews in Babylon

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What modern country is where Babylon was?

a)

Iran

b)

Cypress

c)

Lebanon

d)

Iraq

20.

Life was good for the Jews in Babylon

a)

True

b)

False

21.

What percentage of the Jews returned to Israel after the first Babylonian exile?

a)

about 20%

b)

about 30%

c)

between 40%-50%

d)

100%

22.

Where was Rav Saadia Gaon head of the yeshiva?

a)

Nehardea

b)

Sura

c)

Pumbedita

d)

Tiberias

23.

Where was Rav Saadia born?

a)

Iraq

b)

America

c)

Egypt

d)

Cambodia

e)

Cuba

24.

In which language is the Talmud Bavli written?

a)

Aramaic

b)

Amharic

c)

English

25.

Which is longer -- Talmud Bavli or Yerushalmi?

a)

Yerushalmi

b)

Bavli

26.

Who changed the calendar to be based on mathematical formulas?

a)

Rav Saadia

b)

Pinchas

c)

Nase

d)

Hillel II