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Judaism Practice Test F2025

Total questions: 141

Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Jewish creed of faith is called?

a)

Shema

b)

Shoah

c)

Mitzvot

d)

Shabbat

2.

Jews honour God by obeying commandments (performing good deeds) called?

a)

Mitzvot

b)

Shema

c)

Mezuzah

d)

Bar Mitzvah

3.

This is used to remind a Jewish male that Yahweh is always above them.

a)

Yarmulke

b)

Ner Tamid

c)

Hat

d)

Beanie

4.

Moses received the Ten Commandments on _____________.

a)

Mount Sinai

b)

Mount Mercy

c)

Mount Everest

d)

Kingston Park Tobogganing Hill

5.

This is celebrated every Friday evening to Saturday evening.

a)

Shabbat

b)

Church

c)

Black Sabbath

d)

Rosh Hashanah

6.

This is the Hebrew term for a Jewish teacher.

a)

Rabbi

b)

Rabbit

c)

Cantor

d)

Israelite

7.

The founding father or Patriarch of Judaism is?

a)

Abraham

b)

Moses

c)

Schindler

d)

Maimonides

8.

This is the most traditional branch of Judaism:

a)

Orthodox

b)

Conservative

c)

Reform

d)

Reconstructionist

9.

This branch of Judaism feels that it must make changes to keep up with modern times:

a)

Orthodox

b)

Conservative

c)

Reform

d)

Reconstructionist

10.

This important Jewish figure gave the Jewish people the 10 Commandments

a)

Moses

b)

Abraham

c)

Jesus

d)

Schindler

11.

Name the symbol below that is usually found to the right side of a doorpost.

a)

Mezuzah

b)

Tallit

c)

Ner Tamid

d)

Aron Kodesh

12.

The symbol wrapped around his arm and head is called

a)

Tefillin

b)

Tallit

c)

Kippah

d)

Yarmulke

13.

The name of the instrument that is played most notably on Yom Kippur / the Day of Atonement

a)

Shofar

b)

Spiral Horn

c)

Jewish Trumpet

d)

Shabbat

14.

This festival celebrates the miracle where a lantern with only one day worth of oil was lit and it continued to burn for 8 days and 8 nights.

a)

Hanukkah

b)

Purim

c)

Rosh Hashanah

d)

Sukkot

15.

This holiday commemorates the Exodus from Egypt.

a)

Passover

b)

Rosh Hashanah

c)

Sukkot

d)

Yom Kippur

16.

This festival is considered the highest holiday of the Jewish year.

a)

Yom Kippur

b)

Sukkot

c)

Hanukkah

d)

Shabbat

17.

This is considered the Jewish New Year.

a)

Rosh Hashanah

b)

Passover

c)

Hanukkah

d)

Yom Kippur

18.

A reminder of the tears God’s people shed during the long years they spent in slavery.

a)

Salt water

b)

Maror

c)

Karpas

d)

Matzah

19.

Bread baked the night of the Exodus and therefore had no time to rise (so is baked as a flat bread in remembrance of the Exodus)

a)

Matzah

b)

Arba Koset

c)

Karpas

d)

Maror

20.

A mixture of apples, nuts, sugar and wine, is made to represent the mortar used in making bricks during the captivity in Egypt.

a)

Haroseth

b)

Karpas

c)

Maror

d)

Matzah

21.

Horseradish, a symbol of the bitterness of the slavery which the people of God were forced to endure in Egypt.

a)

Maror

b)

Haroset

c)

Arba Koset

d)

Karpas

22.

What was the First Jewish Diaspora?

a)

The spread of the Jewish people outside of their homeland in 596 B.C.E. when the Babylonians forced the Jews to leave Jerusalem & destroyed the temple.

b)

The spread of the Jewish people outside of their homeland in 70 C.E. when the Romans forced the Jews to leave Jerusalem & destroyed the temple.

23.

Why do Jews set aside a holy day each week, and what is it called?

a)

It is called Shabbat (Sabbath) and they set it aside for rest, family time and prayer.

b)

It is called the Shabbat (Sabbath) and it is set aside for feasting, partying, and traveling.

24.
What are the Ten Commandments?
a)
They are a list of prayers all Jews are expected to do each night.
b)
They contain teachings Jews believe were handed down by God to Moses
c)
They are the teachings that Jews believe were handed down by God to Abraham.
d)
They are a list of things Jews believe God commanded Jesus to do.
25.
____________ leads the Israelites out of Egypt and parts the Red Sea.
a)
Moses
b)
Saul
c)
David
d)
Maccabees
26.

What historical event does this ruin (a wall of a destroyed temple) bring to mind?

a)

the receiving of the Ten Commandments

b)

the Jews' rebellion against the Babylonians.

c)

The Roman destruction of Jerusalem.

d)

The Romans' acceptance of Jewish beliefs.

27.
__________ is the belief in one god.
a)
Polytheism
b)
Monotheism
28.

What city is the religious center of Judaism?

a)

Bethel

b)

Tel Aviv

c)

Jerusalem

d)

Nazareth

29.

Exodus means

a)

loving God

b)

departure

c)

scattering

d)

none of these

30.

The Exodus starts in ______________ and ends 40 years later in ___________________.

a)

Ur, Egypt

b)

Egypt, Ur

c)

Egypt, Canaan

d)

Egypt, Egypt

31.

Which King created the first central government in Israel

a)

Saul

b)

David

c)

Soloman

d)

Hammurabi

32.

When this king refused to lower taxes, Israel splintered into 2 separate kingdoms: the Kingdom of Judah & the Kingdom of Israel

a)

David

b)

Solomon

c)

Saul

d)

Rehoboam

33.

Which King build the first Temple

a)

David

b)

Solomon

c)

Saul

d)

Moses

34.

Who destroyed the 2nd temple?

a)

Babylonians

b)

Romans

c)

Greeks

d)

Assyrians

35.
What is the best title for the chart?
a)
A. Hammurabi's Code
b)
B. Holidays and Holy Days
c)
C. Teachings of the Talmud
d)
D. The Ten Commandments
36.

Why did many Jews move to Babylon?

a)

A. They were fleeing from attack by the Assyrians.

b)

B. They were taken there as captives by King Nebuchadnezzar.

c)

C. They were hoping to spread the idea that there is one God.

d)

D. They were looking for a land with a more stable food supply.

37.
The festival of Passover celebrates the
a)
A. Jewish Diaspora.
b)
B. Exodus from Egypt. 
c)
C. rededication of the Temple.
d)
D. end of the Babylonian Exile.
38.

What change of events led to the building of the Second Temple?

a)

A. Nebuchadnezzar realized the need to reconstruct Judah.

b)

B. Solomon brought the Ark of the Covenant from its tent.

c)

C. The Jews drove Antiochus and the Greeks from Jerusalem.

d)

D. The Persians conquered Babylon and let its Jewish captives return home.

39.

Why do Jews today consider the Western Wall (a.k.a. "Wailing Wall") in Jerusalem a sacred place?

a)

It was built by King Solomon.

b)

It is all that remains of the Second Temple.

c)

It was constructed with the stones that held the Ten Commandments.

40.

What remains of the 2nd Temple?

a)

Nothing

b)

The Eastern Wall

c)

The Western Wall

d)

The Temple Mount

41.

Ancient Jewish writings about the Hebrew Bible

a)

Torah

b)

Talmud

c)

Tanakh

d)

Bible

42.
Who became king of the Israelites after David?
a)
Saul
b)
Solomon
c)
Ruth
d)
Tut
43.

______ is an agreement.

a)

covenant

b)

messiah

c)

tribute

44.

The first five books of the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible) are called?

a)

The writings

b)

The ten Commandments

c)

The Exodus

d)

The Torah

45.

What religions is Abraham a key role in

a)

Judaism, Christianity and islam

b)

Islam, Christianity and sikhism

c)

Sikhism, Buddhism and judaism

46.

The Tanakh (including the Torah) is written in

a)

Aramaic

b)

Hebrew

c)

Greek

d)

Latin

47.

What did God ask Abraham to do?

a)

Leave Ur and travel to Canaan

b)

Leave Canaan and travel to Ur

c)

Leave Canaan and travel to Iraq

d)

Leave Sumer and travel to Mesopotamia

48.

What is the name of the celebration that helped the Israelites remember how God brought them out of Egypt?

a)

Hannukah

b)

Christmas

c)

Passover

d)

The Exodus

49.

During the first Passover, what were the Israelites supposed to do with the lamb's blood?

a)

drink it

b)

burn it

c)

smear it on the doorpost

50.
person who led the exodus
a)
Moses
b)
Aaron
c)
Jesus
d)
Pharaoh
51.

What do we call the journey of the Israelites from Egypt to Canaan after they were freed from slavery.

a)

The Schlep

b)

Passover

c)

Exodus

d)

Torah

52.
King of the Persians that allowed the Jews to return to Judah
a)
Xerzez
b)
Nebuchadnezzar
c)
Cyrus
d)
Ramses II
53.

What word means the scattering of the Jewish people to many other nations?

a)

Migration

b)

Diaspora

c)

Captivity

d)

Wandering

54.
The Jewish Diaspora increased after the Romans destroyed the...
a)
first Temple
b)
palace of Solomon
c)
second Temple 
d)
synogogue
55.
A Jewish house of worship is called a 
a)
church
b)
Sabbath
c)
synagogue
d)
Torah
56.
Under David, Israel's new capital became...
a)
Samaria
b)
Jerusalem
c)
Damascus
d)
Jerico
57.

What is another word for the Hebrew Bible

a)

Talmud

b)

Tanakh

58.

Ancient rabbinic writings on Jewish law and tradition. It is the Jewish interpretation of the Hebrew Bible.

a)

Tanakh

b)

Torah

c)

Talmud

d)

Rabbi

59.
Jews feel connected to Israel because....
a)
that is where they have always lived
b)
that is where the 10 commanments were written
c)
That is the land God promised to Abraham
d)
That is where the Talmud was written.
60.
 __________________ is celebrated by Jewish people to honor the victory of driving the Greeks form Jerusalem.
a)
Christmas
b)
Easter
c)
Kwaanza
d)
Hanukkah
61.

According to Judaism, standards of right and wrong come from

a)

God.

b)

priests.

c)

prophets.

62.
Which of the following Jewish holidays celebrates the re-dedication of the Second Temple?
a)
Yom Kippur
b)
Passover
c)
Hanukkah 
d)
High Holy Days
63.

Worshipping the Buddha

a)

yetzer ha-ra

b)

yetzer ha-tov

64.

Worshipping Adonai

a)

yetzer ha-ra

b)

yetzer ha-tov

65.

Hebrew name for God that is acceptable to say and write.

a)

Adonai

b)

Yahweh

66.

Literally translates as "Lord".

a)

Adonai

b)

Yahweh

67.

Sacred name for Jewish god that stopped being spoken aloud or written c. 300 BCE

a)

Adonai

b)

Yahweh

68.

To obey the 3rd mitzvah: "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain." this name for God is not written or spoken.

a)

Adonai

b)

Yahweh

69.

Speaking or writing "Adonai" when referring to God.

a)

yetzer ha-ra

b)

yetzer ha-tov

70.

Speaking or writing "Yahweh" when referring to God.

a)

yetzer ha-ra

b)

yetzer ha-tov

71.

Continuing to work on homework or other kinds of work after sundown on Friday.

a)

yetzer ha-ra

b)

yetzer ha-tov

72.

Resting from work from Friday sunset to Saturday sunset.

a)

yetzer ha-ra

b)

yetzer ha-tov

73.

Disobeying or disrespecting your parents

a)

yetzer ha-ra

b)

yetzer ha-tov

74.

Honoring your father and mother.

a)

yetzer ha-ra

b)

yetzer ha-tov

75.

Cheating on your spouse or significant other.

a)

yetzer ha-ra

b)

yetzer ha-tov

76.

Remaining faithful to your spouse.

a)

yetzer ha-ra

b)

yetzer ha-tov

77.

Wishing that nice car of so-and-so was your car.

a)

yetzer ha-ra

b)

yetzer ha-tov

78.

Wishing your friend's girlfriend/boyfriend was your girlfriend/boyfriend.

a)

yetzer ha-ra

b)

yetzer ha-tov

79.

Choosing to be content with what you have.

a)

yetzer ha-ra

b)

yetzer ha-tov

80.

Which of these are part of the Jewish 10 Commandments?

select all that apply

a)

I am the Lord thy god

b)

Have no other gods

c)

Don't take the Lord's name in vain.

d)

Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.

e)

Honor your father and mother.

81.

Which of these are part of the Jewish 10 Commandments?

select all that apply

a)

Do not murder.

b)

Do not commit adultery.

c)

Do not steal.

d)

Don't bear false witness against others

e)

Don't covet anything that belongs to others

82.

Commandment (singular)

a)

Mitzvot

b)

Mitzvah

83.

Commandments (plural)

a)

Mitzvot

b)

Mitzvah

84.

good inclinations

a)

yetzer ha-ra

b)

yetzer ha-tov

85.

bad inclinations

a)

yetzer ha-ra

b)

yetzer ha-tov

86.

the ability to choose what to do

a)

free will

b)

predestination

c)

determinism

d)

karma

87.

According to Judaism, Adam and Eve

select all that apply

a)

were created in the image of God

b)

had free will

c)

demonstrate the Jewish concept of the human condition

d)

cursed us all with a stronger inclination to do wrong than right, due to their sin

88.

According to Judaism, humans

select all that apply

a)

are created in the image of God

b)

have free will

c)

are just as capable of doing right as they are of doing wrong

d)

have a stronger inclination to do wrong than right, due to their sin

89.

Grandson of Abraham. also known as Jacob.

a)

Isaac

b)

Israel

c)

Joseph

d)

Judah

90.

What are the 3 central tenets of Judaism?

a)

God

b)

Torah

c)

Israel

d)

Talmud

91.

Why do Jewish adherents interpret the Tanakh so differently from Christians.

a)

Jewish adherents let the Talmud guide their interpretations of the Tanakh (whereas Christians let the New Testament do the same)

b)

Jewish adherents let the New Testament guide their interpretations of the Tanakh (whereas Christians let the Talmud do the same)

92.

One of the 12 tribes of Israel.

King David's tribe.

a)

Isaac

b)

Jacob

c)

Joseph

d)

Judah

93.

A Hebrew kingdom in Palestine, established around 922 B.C.E. The kingdom from which we get the term "Jew"

a)

Isaac

b)

Israel

c)

Joseph

d)

Judah

94.

Moses' successor; general in charge of the conquest of Canaan (Promised Land).

a)

Joshua

b)

Israel

c)

Joseph

d)

Judah

95.

Period of global peace and justice that will be accomplished by the Messiah when he comes

a)

Orthodox view of the Messianic Age

b)

Reform view of the Messianic Age

96.

Period of global peace and justice that will be accomplished by (Jewish) human efforts

a)

Orthodox view of the Messianic Age

b)

Reform view of the Messianic Age

97.

Will be brought about by tikkun olam ("world repair") efforts of (Jewish) mankind

a)

Orthodox view of the Messianic Age

b)

Reform view of the Messianic Age

98.

doctrine that encourages Jewish people to redeem the world through peacemaking, defending the defenseless, and other acts of kindness

a)

tikkun olam

b)

Olam ha-ba

c)

farshiltn

d)

mazel tov

99.

literally translates as "world repair"

a)

tikkun olam

b)

Olam ha-ba

c)

farshiltn

d)

mazel tov

100.

literally translates as "the world to come"

a)

tikkun olam

b)

Olam ha-ba

c)

farshiltn

d)

mazel tov

101.

Sometimes refers to the Jewish concept of an afterlife - where the soul goes when a person dies

a)

tikkun olam

b)

Olam ha-ba

c)

farshiltn

d)

mazel tov

102.

Described as a heavenly Garden of Eden or paradise.

a)

tikkun olam

b)

Olam ha-ba

c)

farshiltn

d)

mazel tov

103.

some Jewish adherents believe this is the place where the righteous will live following their resurrection in the Messianic Age.

a)

tikkun olam

b)

Olam ha-ba

c)

farshiltn

d)

mazel tov

104.

literally translates as “he rested".

a)

Shabbat

b)

Pesach

c)

Seder

d)

Yom Kippur

e)

Bris

105.

Celebrates God's creation of the world.

a)

Shabbat

b)

Pesach

c)

Seder

d)

Yom Kippur

e)

Bris

106.

God rested on the 7th day of the week after creating the earth in the first 6 days. So, to honor this, Jewish adherents rest on the 7th day of the week.

a)

Shabbat

b)

Pesach

c)

Seder

d)

Yom Kippur

e)

Bris

107.

translates literally as "Order"

a)

Shabbat

b)

Pesach

c)

Seder

d)

Yom Kippur

e)

Bris

108.

a special ritual meal at Pesach (Passover),

a)

Shabbat

b)

Pesach

c)

Seder

d)

Yom Kippur

e)

Bris

109.

dishes symbolize aspects of the Israelite slavery in and exodus from Egypt

a)

Shabbat

b)

Pesach

c)

Seder

d)

Yom Kippur

e)

Bris

110.

Jewish holiday during which Jews remember the Exodus from Egypt with a Seder meal and storytelling

a)

Shabbat

b)

Pesach

c)

Seder

d)

Yom Kippur

e)

Bris

111.

literally translates as "he passed over"

Refers to God's "death angel" passing over Israelite homes whose doors were covered in lamb's blood.

a)

Shabbat

b)

Pesach

c)

Seder

d)

Yom Kippur

e)

Bris

112.

Commemorates the last plague that convinced Egypt's pharaoh to free the Israelites from slavery: all first-born Egyptian sons were killed by Yahweh's "death angel"

a)

Shabbat

b)

Pesach

c)

Seder

d)

Yom Kippur

e)

Bris

113.

Jewish Day of Atonement

a)

Shabbat

b)

Pesach

c)

Seder

d)

Yom Kippur

e)

Bris

114.

day of fasting, reflecting, and repenting for one's sins

a)

Shabbat

b)

Pesach

c)

Seder

d)

Yom Kippur

e)

Bris

115.

Oral Torah

a)

Tanakh

b)

Talmud

116.

conservative sect of Judaism

a)

Reform Judaism

b)

Orthodox Judaism

117.

liberal sect of Judaism

a)

Reform Judaism

b)

Orthodox Judaism

118.

Observe the traditional Rabbinical Halakhah (Jewish Law)

a)

Reform Judaism

b)

Orthodox Judaism

119.

Attempt to observe all 613 mitzvot

a)

Reform Judaism

b)

Orthodox Judaism

120.

How many commandments (mitzvot) are there in the Tanakh?

a)

10

b)

613

c)

316

d)

361

121.

Started in the 19th century in Germany as a movement designed to bring Judaism into line with the ideas of the Enlightenment

a)

Reform Judaism

b)

Orthodox Judaism

122.

tend to wear the yarmulke only during sacred events and in sacred spaces.

a)

Reform Judaism

b)

Orthodox Judaism

123.

tend to wear the yarmulke at all times.

a)

Reform Judaism

b)

Orthodox Judaism

124.

Little wooden or metal boxes with prayer scrolls in them; traditionally placed on door posts.

a)

yarmulke

b)

tefillin

c)

mezuzah

d)

Tzitzit

125.

Honors the Shema mitzvah "And you shall write [my commandments] on the doorposts of your house and on your gates."

a)

yarmulke

b)

tefillin

c)

mezuzah

d)

Tzitzit

126.

Obeys the Shema "And you shall bind [my commandments] as a sign on your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes."

a)

yarmulke

b)

tefillin

c)

mezuzah

d)

Tzitzit

127.

Use of tefillin is far more common

a)

Orthodox Judaism

b)

Reform Judaism

128.

all males will wear tzitzit whenever wearing a shirt

a)

Reform Judaism

b)

Orthodox Judaism

129.

rabbis will wear tzitzit when directing religious services, prayers and rituals.

a)

Reform Judaism

b)

Orthodox Judaism

130.

Honors the Shema "they should make themselves fringes on the corners of their clothing [to] remember ... my commandments."

a)

yarmulke

b)

tefillin

c)

mezuzah

d)

tzitzit

131.

Jewish ceremony of circumcision

a)

Shabbat

b)

Pesach

c)

Seder

d)

Yom Kippur

e)

Bris

132.

completed on the 8th day following a son's birth in order to honor the Abrahamic Covenant

a)

Shabbat

b)

Pesach

c)

Seder

d)

Yom Kippur

e)

Bris

133.

What is circumcision (bris) ?

a)

an incision of the penis that honors the Abrahamic Covenant

b)

an incision of the elbow that honors the Abrahamic Covenant

c)

an incision of the lip that honors the Abrahamic Covenant

d)

an incision of the vagina that honors the Abrahamic Covenant

134.

Which of the following is NOT a Jewish use of the word "redemption"

a)

God "buying back" or rescuing the Israelites from slavery in Egypt

b)

God "buying back" the Israelites from a number of difficult situations

c)

God "buying back" the Jews from the Holocaust

d)

God "buying back" man from the curse of original sin

135.

Which of these "Five E's" of the Jewish story is written in chronological order?

a)

Eden, Election, Exodus, Empire, Exile

b)

Eden, Exodus, Empire, Election, Exodus

c)

Eden, Exodus, Election, Empire, Exile

d)

Eden, Election, Exile, Empire, Exodus

136.

the story of human origins according to Judaism

a)

Eden

b)

Election

c)

Exodus

d)

Empire

e)

Exile & Return

137.

Abraham is chosen by God

a)

Eden

b)

Election

c)

Exodus

d)

Empire

e)

Exile & Return

138.

The Israelites escape from slavery in Egypt

a)

Eden

b)

Election

c)

Exodus

d)

Empire

e)

Exile & Return

139.

Israel during the reign of King David & King Solomon

a)

Eden

b)

Election

c)

Exodus

d)

Empire

e)

Exile & Return

140.

--- Babylonian Captivity & release by Persia

--- Roman destruction of Jerusalem & UN creation of the State of Israel

a)

Eden

b)

Election

c)

Exodus

d)

Empire

e)

Exile & Return

141.

What was the Second Jewish Diaspora?

a)

The spread of the Jewish people outside of their homeland in 596 B.C.E. when the Babylonians forced the Jews to leave Jerusalem & destroyed the temple.

b)

The spread of the Jewish people outside of their homeland in 70 C.E. when the Romans forced the Jews to leave Jerusalem & destroyed the temple.