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Why Pray? Unit PreTest

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is another word for the prayers in the siddur?

a)

Tefillah

b)

Tzedek

c)

Liturgy

2.

Which of these is NOT a type of Jewish prayer

a)

Rosary

b)

Praise

c)

Request

d)

Thanks/Gratitude

3.

Saying all of the words correctly in a prayer is an example of this characteristic

a)

kavanna; focus/intention

b)

hochma; wisdom

c)

keva; mechanics/structure

4.

Being focused and caring about the meaning of a prayer implies this characteristic

a)

keva; mechanics/structure

b)

kavanna; focus/intent

5.

Some Jewish prayers have choreography, or set movements

a)

False

b)

True

6.

How many times per day are there prayer services?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

5

7.

The name for morning services or the first part of a morning service is

a)

Kabbalat Shabbat

b)

Shacharit

c)

Maariv

d)

Mincha

8.

The service that welcomes Shabbat is called

a)

Maariv

b)

Kabbalat Shabbat

c)

Shacharit

9.

The service that separates Shabbat from the rest of the week is called

a)

Kabbalat Shabbat

b)

Maariv

c)

Havdallah

d)

Mincha

10.

10 Jewish adults praying together is called a

a)

Shabbat

b)

Birkat Hamazon

c)

Minyan

11.

There is no reason to pray if you don't believe in God

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Prayer has been studied scientifically

a)

False

b)

True

13.

The word for prayer in Hebrew is

a)

Tefillah

b)

Kabbalat Shabbat

c)

Havdallah

14.

The common language of Jewish prayer is

a)

English

b)

Yiddish

c)

Hebrew

d)

Ladino

15.

Jewish people can say all of our traditional prayers alone

a)

True

b)

False

16.

In modern times Jewish people have prayer services instead of ___ ____

a)

Giving tzedakah

b)

Making sacrifices

c)

Studying Torah

17.

All Jewish prayers come from TaNaKh (Torah, Prophets, and Writings)

a)

False

b)

True

18.

The earliest example of prayer in the Torah is

a)

Abraham

b)

Moses

c)

Jacob

19.

A lot of the prayers in the daily service are attributed to (thought to be written by)

a)

Moses

b)

Joshua

c)

King Solomon

d)

King David

20.

Which of these is an example of a prayer said without a minyan

a)

Modeh/Modah Ani

b)

Mourner's Kaddish

c)

Barechu

21.

Jewish prayers can go in any order

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Jewish prayer can be spontaneous and personal

a)

False

b)

True