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Intro to Gemara!

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 2hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an עמוד of גמרא?

a)

One double sided page

b)

One side of a page

c)

The entire first פרק

d)

The section that includes the Mishnah

2.

What is a double sided page of גמרא called?

a)

פרק

b)

עמוד

c)

מסכתא

d)

דף

3.

What does ש״ס stand for?

a)

The Sefardi political party in Israel

b)

ששת ימי השבוע

c)

ששה סדרים or ששה סדרי משנה

d)

שם סופרים

4.

What סדר of Mishnah is ברכות in?

a)

קדשים - Temple related

b)

טהרות - purity

c)

נשים - women

d)

זרעים - seeds

5.

Here is the top of a page of גמרא. What מסכתא is this?

a)

פרק שני

b)

עושין פסון

c)

ערובין

d)

פסחים

6.

Here is the top of a page of גמרא. What is the formal name of this פרק?

a)

פרק שני

b)

עושין פסון

c)

ערובין

d)

.כב

7.

Which of the following is true about רש״י?

a)

He lived in France

b)

He lived in Spain

c)

His commentary is always on the inside of the page (close to spine of book).

d)

His grandsons were some of the Tosafists.

8.

What commentary do I look at if I am trying to find the source for a פסוק quoted in the גמרא?

a)

הגהות הב"ח

b)

עין משפט, נר מצוה

c)

מסורת הש"ס

d)

תורה אור

9.

What commentary do I look at if I am trying to find the practical Halakha in the רמב״ם or שלחן ערוך?

a)

הגהות הב"ח

b)

עין משפט, נר מצוה

c)

מסורת הש"ס

d)

תורה אור

10.

What commentary do I look at if I want to see corrections in the text?

a)

הגהות הב"ח

b)

עין משפט, נר מצוה

c)

מסורת הש"ס

d)

תורה אור

11.

What commentary do I look at if I want to see where to find parallel discussions in other גמרא's?

a)

הגהות הב"ח

b)

עין משפט, נר מצוה

c)

מסורת הש"ס

d)

תורה אור

12.

Where did Rabbeinu Chananel (one of the commentators found on the Gemara page) live?

a)

Greece

b)

Spain

c)

Tunisia

d)

France

13.

Who am I? I am the leftover statements that didn't make it into the Mishnah. Check all correct answers.

a)

Tosefta

b)

Gemara

c)

Braita

d)

Geonim

14.

True or False - A תנא can challenge a statement from an אמורא.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Only if his argument has good proofs

15.

Select the correct Torah Timeline Order:

a)

1- Tannaim, 2- Amoraim, 3- Geonim, 4- Achronim, 5- Rishonim

b)

1- Geonim, 2- Rishonim, 3- Achronim, 4- Amoraim, 5- Tannaim

c)

1- Tannaim, 2- Amoraim, 3- Geonim, 4- Rishonim, 5- Achronim

d)

1- Amoraim, 2- Tannaim, 3- Geonim, 4- Rishonim, 5- Achronim

16.

What were the rabbis from the Mishnah called?

a)

תנאים

b)

אמוראים

c)

גאונים

d)

ראשונים

17.

What were the rabbis from the גמרא called?

a)

תנאים

b)

אמוראים

c)

גאונים

d)

ראשונים

18.

What is true about the Mishnah? Check all correct answers:

a)

It was edited by the Geonim

b)

It was edited by R' Yehuda HaNasi

c)

It was compiled around 200 CE

d)

It was compiled from 200 CE until 500 CE

19.

What is true about the Gemara? Check all correct answers:

a)

The Gemara compiled in Israel is the ירושלמי and compiled in Bavel is the בבלי.

b)

It was edited by R' Yehuda HaNasi

c)

It was compiled around 200 CE

d)

It was compiled from 200 CE until 500 CE

20.

Which one of these commentators was a ראשון?

a)

Rav Saadia Gaon

b)

The Vilna Gaon

c)

The Rambam

d)

R' Yehuda HaNasi

21.

Which one of these commentators was an אחרון?

a)

Rav Saadia Gaon

b)

The Vilna Gaon

c)

The Rambam

d)

R' Yehuda HaNasi

22.

Which of the following is true about ברייתות?

a)

They have the same authority as a statement of the Mishnah

b)

They were included in the Mishnah by R' Yehuda HaNasi

c)

We find them today in a special book of ברייתות

d)

We see them today when they are quoted by the Gemara