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II.  A Jewish Quiz

 

Please answer the following questions.

(The evaluation of your score will be given at the conclusion of this page.)

 

A)       Do You Know What The Following Are? 

 

1)    Rashi Script

2)    A Siddur

3)    A Chumash

4)    Tzitzis

5)    Tefillin

6)    A Washing Cup

7)    A Bencher

8)    Zemiros

9)    Tanach

10)Shulchan Aruch

11)Gemara

12)Mezuzah

13)Shabbos

14)Kashrus

15)Sukkah

16)Bracha

17)Shul

18)Sefer Torah

19)Semicha

20)Kaddish

21)Shemonah Esrai

22)Tisha B'Av

23)Shavuous

24)Pesach

25)Kesubah

26)Purim

27)Sofer

28)Mikvah

29)Lulov

30)Streimel

31)Cholent

32)Chupah

33)Mechitzah

34)Hashgacha

35)OU

36)OK

37)KofK

 

B)

           I.  Have You Ever ?

 

1)        Been in a Sukkah

2)        Taken a Lulav

3)        Prayed in a Synagogue

4)        Participated in a Seder

5)        Put on a Yarmulke

6)        Put on Tefillin

7)        Worn Tzitzis

8)        Schlugged Kaporos

9)        Asked a Halachic Query of a competent rabbinical authority

10)     Been in a Beis Medrash

11)     Checked your clothing for Shatnes

12)     Received an Aliyah to the Torah

13)     Made Havdalah

14)     Davened Neilah

15)     Sent or received Shalach Manos

16)     Kept a Shabbos

 

          II.  Have You Ever Met or Seen?

 

1)    A Godol

2)    An Observant Wedding

3)    A Pidyon HaBen

4)    A Circumcision

5)    A Yeshiva

 

C)       Can You Name?

 

1)        The three main Jewish tribal categories

2)        The five books of Moses

3)        The Patriarchs

4)        The Matriarchs

5)        Any section of the Mishna

6)        The number of minutes it takes for dough to become chometz

7)        Moses' father

8)        Aharon the Priest's mother

9)        Miriam's brothers

10)     Esau's brother

11)     Isaac's two sons

12)     Abraham's most famous two sons

13)     The Levite who led a major revolt against Moses

14)     The Tabernacle's general contractor

15)     Queen Esther's husband

16)     A female heroine of Chanukah

17)     Any two vessels in the Holy Temple

18)     Any tractate of the Talmud

 

D)       Do you currently?

 

1)        Light Shabbos Candles

2)        Light a Chanukah Menorah

3)        Keep Kosher

4)        Go to Synagogue

5)        Fast on Yom Kippur

6)        Hear Megilas Esther on Purim

7)        Eat Matzoh on Pesach

8)        Hear Shofar on Rosh Hashanah

9)        Recite Kiddush on Friday Night

10)     Respect your Parents

11)     Deal honestly in business

 

E)       Do you know?

 

1)        Is your mother Jewish?

2)        Is your mother's mother Jewish?

 

          If the answer to the two above questions in section E is not a decisive yes, we would advise you to carefully research your maternal genealogy and seek the counsel of a competent rabbinic authority.

 

III. Evaluating the Results

 

          If you received a perfect score, namely answered ‘yes’ to all the questions, we thank you for your non- refundable purchase and keep up the good work.

          Those who scored high should be proud but not content, there is still much to learn and do.

          To those who earned an intermediate or low score, our congratulations.  It is to you that this book is directed.  You will be well served by this manual.

 

Last updated on: 04/16/2024
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