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Intro to Mishna

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A Rabbi In the times of the Mishna is called a

a)

אמורא

b)

תנא

c)

אחרון

d)

None of the above

2.

Who compiled the Mishnayot?

a)

Moshe Rabainu

b)

Rav Yehuda Hanassi

c)

Yehoshua

d)

All of the above

3.

The Torah that was written down on Har Sini is called

a)

מצות דרבנן

b)

תורה שבכתב

c)

תורה שבעל פה

d)

All of the above

4.

Torah that was taught orally to Moshe and passed down is called...

a)

מצות דרבנן

b)

תורה שבכתב

c)

תורה שבעל פה

d)

None of the above

5.

תורה שבעל פה was written down because

a)

The Torah was being forgotten

b)

There was a lot of מחלוקת

c)

They were forced to by the Romans

d)

All of the above

6.

The sections that Rav Yehuda wrote down are known as

a)

חמשה תורה

b)

לוחות

c)

ששה סדרי משנה

d)

שלשה אבות

7.

If Jake looses money or is damaged in any way. The Laws of how to deal with his loss will be written down in...

a)

סדר נזיקין

b)

סדר נשים

c)

סדר מועד

d)

סדק טהרות

8.

1. What was included in the תורה that משה got on סיני?

a)

Both תורה שבכתב and תורה שבעל פה

b)

Only תורה שבכתב

c)

Only תורה שבעל פה

9.

Which statement is true?

a)

The written law explains the oral law.

b)

The written law and the oral law have no connection.

c)

The oral law explains the written law.

10.

Why was the oral law eventually written down?

a)

To make learning easier for people.

b)

It was in danger of being forgotten.

c)

They had invented the printing press.

11.

משנה is part of

a)

תורה שבעל פה

b)

Both תורה שבכתב and תורה שבעל פה

c)

תורה שבכתב

12.

How many סדרים are there in משנה?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

13.

Which is the correct translation?

a)

תורה שבכתב is the hinted law and תורה שבעל פה is the standard law

b)

תורה שבכתב is the oral law and תורה שבעל פה is the written law

c)

תורה שבכתב is the written law and תורה שבעל פה is the oral law

14.

How did the תורה שבעל פה originally get passed down?

a)

It was never passed down after the first generation

b)

It was told over, from teacher to student

c)

It was written on parchment and each person made their own copy

15.

Which is correct?

a)

זרעים סדר is about planting and טהרות is about purity

b)

נשים סדר is about women and מועד is about damages

c)

נשים סדר is about planting and קדשים is about Korbanot and the Beit Hamikdash

16.

מסכת ברכות is in which סדר?

a)

טהרות

b)

נשים

c)

זרעים

17.

How many books of the Chumash?

(a)  

18.

Who is the תַּנָא קַמָא

a)

the smartest תַּנָא in a מִשְׁנָה

b)

the last תַּנָא in a מִשְׁנָה

c)

the first תַּנָא in a מִשְׁנָה

d)

the middle תַּנָא in a מִשְׁנָה

19.

Which is true about a סתם משנה?

a)

A Mishna taught without a name

b)

Usually Rabbi Meir

c)

The Halacha usually follows a סתם משנה

20.

A מחלוקת is a...

a)

Halachik ruling

b)

An opinion of a rabbi

c)

A debate in Halahca

d)

None of the above

21.

When it says רבי פלוני אמר, nobody argues with this opinion

a)

True

b)

False

22.

A Mishna can have (a)   parts.

23.

The אנשי כנסת הגדולה lead the Jews during the 2nd Beis Hamikdash.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

What is true about זוגות

a)

Pairs of Rabbis that lead the Jews together

b)

Lived during the 2nd beis hamikdash

c)

Always debated each other

d)

There were 5 pairs of זוגות

e)

Hillel & Shamai were a pair

25.

מעשה means a (a)   that teaches a Halacha

26.

Nowadays the Gemara is also called ש"ס

a)

True

b)

False

27.

The מ in זמן נקט stands for

a)

משנה

b)

מועד

c)

מעשה

d)

משמש

28.

One of the most famous commentaries on tha משנה is רמב"ם who lived in...

a)

Poland

b)

Madagascar

c)

Morocco

d)

Egypt

29.

סדר in Mishnayos terms means...

a)

Order or Volume

b)

A chapter

c)

All 6 volumes

30.

Which part of כאמד"ד is in every Mishna?

a)

כותרת - Title

b)

אומר - Name of Rabbi speaking

c)

מקרה - Case

d)

דין - Halacha

e)

טעם - Reason for the Halahca