Q.1
Which of these is Talmudic (relating to the Book of Jewish Law) advice on how to discipline children?
  • Let the child do what he or she wants, as children will inevitably learn from their own mistakes themselves
  • Operate the family as a democracy, and allow the child's voice and opinion to be heard before overruling and correcting it
  • Push away with the weaker hand and reach out with the stronger hand so that reconciliation is always possible
  • Punish quickly and harshly at the first offence, so that children can learn in the first instance what is improper behavior
Q.2
It is customary for Jews to thank God for food ....
  • before the meal
  • during the meal
  • after the meal
  • both before and after the meal
Q.3
According to the “Talmud”, the Book of Jewish teaching, based on the “Torah”, the Book of Jewish Law, Jewish people are told there are ....
  • 10 Commandments
  • 13 Commandments and a further 13 ‘sub’ Commandments
  • 613 Commandments
  • actually, there are no Commandments, just “writings”
Q.4
Jewish women traditionally cover their hair to show that they are ....
  • dating
  • engaged
  • married
  • pregnant
Q.5
A traditional Jewish wedding should take place on ....
  • the Sabbath
  • during the celebratory period of the Jewish New Year
  • on the same day as a Jewish Festival
  • on any day of the week apart from the Sabbath or major Jewish Festival
Q.6
According to the Talmud (the “Book of the Law”), which of the following, out of respect for their parents, is something Jewish children must not do?
  • Contradict their parents' words
  • Sit in their parents' places in the house, or at the dinner table
  • Leave their parents to feed and clothe themselves if they are unable to do so
  • All of the above
Q.7
In a traditional synagogue wedding, when a Jewish woman gets married, in an ante room prior to the main ceremony, the bridegroom covers ....
  • the bride’s ankles
  • the bride’s face
  • the bride’s arms
  • the bride’s ears
Q.8
The wearing of the skullcap or “Yarmulke” by Jewish men is ....
  • a custom
  • so that Jewish men can appear humble in the presence of God
  • by order of the Rabbi
  • to make all men equal in the sight of God as ageing men lose their hair
Q.9
What did the sages of the Talmudic era (the time when the “Book of Jewish Law” became “Jewish Law”) believe about the human body?
  • That it is relatively unimportant
  • That it is a vessel for the soul
  • That it is a vessel for the human mind
  • That it is more holy than God
Q.10
There are special prayers that are recited ....
  • every new moon
  • on the Friday before a major Jewish festival
  • when a Jewish person wins something such as a talent show
  • when the first grass of Spring is mown at home
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