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Jewish General Knowledge Quiz 4: Where?

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which city is where God chose to establish the Temple?

a)

Tiberias by the Sea of Galilee

b)

Jerusalem with the Temple Mount

c)

Hebron near the Cave of Machpelah

d)

Tzfat in the northern hills

2.

What is the raised platform in a synagogue for leading prayers called?

a)

Bimah for leading davening

b)

Aron Hakodesh holy ark

c)

Mezuzah on the doorway

d)

Ner tamid eternal flame

3.

Which Holy City is the last place there was a Sanhedrin?

a)

Jerusalem, where the Bet Hamikdash was

b)

Chevron, where the Avot and Imahot (except Rachel) are buired

c)

Tzfat center of Kabbalah

d)

Teveriah, the last place where the Sanhedrin stood

4.

What is the אבן השתייה connected to?

a)

Start of rabbinic writings

b)

The spot from which the world was created

c)

Burial of patriarchs and matriarchs

d)

Walls surrounding the Olc City of Jerusalem

5.

Which statement best describes Galut (גָּלוּת)?

a)

Jews living outside of Eretz Yisrael (אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל)

b)

The raised platform for prayer (בִּימָה)

c)

A ritual bath for purification (מִקְוֶה)

d)

Annual festivals in the Beit HaMikdash (בֵּית הַמִּקְדָשׁ)

6.

What is the mikveh used for?

a)

Welcoming guests to your home

b)

Reading Torah from a holy spot

c)

Storing Torah scrolls in a special place

d)

Becoming spiritually pure through bathing

7.

Which synagogue feature is the cabinet for Torah scrolls?

a)

Bimah raised platform

b)

Mezuzah case

c)

Aron Hakodesh ark

d)

Ner tamid light

8.

What happened to the Second Beit HaMikdash in 70 CE?

a)

Closed to Jewish visitors

b)

Moved to the Kotel

c)

Destroyed by the Romans

d)

Enhanced by King Herod

9.

What is the Western Wall (Kotel) a part of?

a)

Foundation Stone creation site

b)

Wall around the Temple Mount built by Herod

c)

Cave of Machpelah complex

d)

Sanhedrin hall in Tiberias

10.

Which mitzvah involves placing a small parchment on the doorpost?

a)

Hachnasat orchim hospitality

b)

Shalom bayit peacekeeping

c)

Mezuzah placed slanting slightly inward

d)

Kiddush over wine weekly

11.

Which event allowed Jews to enter the Old City and have the Kotel?

a)

Herodian renovations

b)

Ezra leading aliyah

c)

Babylonian exile return

d)

The 1967 war in Israel

12.

Which text is a primary source for Jewish law?

a)

Diaries of Jews who went to the Bet Hamikdash for the 3 pilgrimage holidays

b)

Modern community newsletters

c)

Each person's individual understanding of the Torah

d)

שולחן ערוך with lots of questions and answers later by rabbis

13.

Which big event from the Torah happened on Har Hamoriah?

a)

Moshe striking water from a rock

b)

Esther saving Jews in Persia

c)

Akedat Yitzchak, the binding of Isaac

d)

David writing tehilim psalms in exile

14.

What is one reason the מדבר was a meaningful place for the giving of the תורה?

a)

A עיר with libraries and schools

b)

A place open to everyone, teaching humility

c)

A fertile land for crops

d)

A secret location guarded by soldiers

15.

Which Jewish community has roots in Eastern Europe?

a)

Mizrachi Jews from North Africa

b)

Ethiopian Jews from the Horn of Africa

c)

Sephardi Jews from Spain and Portugal

d)

Ashkenazi Jews from Eastern Europe

16.

Where can you find stories and lessons about great rabbis?

a)

Modern scientific journals

b)

Talmud and Midrash

c)

Roman legal codes

d)

Greek epic poetry

17.

What journey did the בני ישראל take before entering the ארץ ישראל?

a)

Seven months sailing the ים התיכון

b)

Ten years in בבל

c)

Forty years in the מדבר

d)

Three seasons crossing the ירדן