TEST YOUR JEWISH IQSM

1. Which of these movie stars is/ was not Jewish?

a. Barbra Streisand b. Scarlett Johansson c. Dustin Hoffman d. Philip Seymour Hoffman a. Passover b. Shavuot c. Rosh Hashana d. Sukkot a. Passover b. Shavuot c. Rosh Hashana d. Sukkot a. None b. 2 c. 4 d. 6 a. Drinking wine and milk together b. Spreading gossip c. Taking eggs from a nest outdoors while the mother bird watches nearby d. Declining to help a stranger raise his donkey that has fallen under its load a. The Egyptian, Pharaoh b. The Macedonian, Alexander the Great c. The Persian, Haman d. The Seleucid, Antiochus IV

2. On which Jewish holiday is it customary to eat dairy foods?

3. In ancient Israel, which of these was not one of the three great festivals at which every Jewish male was required to make a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem each year?

4. How many U.S. presidents were legally obligated to relocate the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem?

5. Which of these actions is not expressly prohibited by the Torah?

6. Who among these did not try to eliminate Jews as a distinct people?

7. From whom did the Maharal of Prague protect the Jews of a. Bohdan Chmielnitsky, leader of the Ukrainian Cossack state b. Otto von Bismarck, Chancellor of the German Empire c. Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of the French Republic d. Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor a. Ehud Barak b. Menachem Begin c. Golda Meir d. Levi Eshkol a. Males and females only b. Males, females, and androgynes c. Males, females, and tumtums d. Males, females, androgynes, and tumtums a. Give all his water to Shimon b. Give half his water to Shimon c. Drink all his water himself d. Pour all his water out onto the sand

Prague by creating a golem, a powerful man-like creature?

8. Who was not a prime minister of Israel during war?

9. According to Maimonides (1138–1204), which of these genders must be considered in determining the applicability of gender-specific Jewish laws?

10. Two Jews, Reuven and Shimon, are stuck in the desert. Reuven has only enough water for one of them to survive and return to safety. Shimon has no water. At least one of them will certainly die of thirst. According to the Talmud, Reuven is required to do what?

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