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Assignment:
1. Which of the following statements is true of Judaism in North America?
a. Ashkenazi Jews were the first to arrive in North America.
b. Sephardic Jews have always marginalized and ignored Ashkenazi Jews.
c. Jewish immigration to North America decreased sharply in the early 1880s.
d. Jews have lived in North America from the early 1600s.
2. Which of the following statements is true of Rosh Hashanah?
a. It does not depend on the Jewish lunar calendar.
b. It is the "Day of Atonement."
c. It falls in the month of March.
d. It begins a ten-day solemn period of self-examination.
3. Which of the following is true about ancient Israel, unlike the nations surrounding it?
a. Israel's citizens did not believe in monotheism.
b. Israel did not change its form of government from a tribal confederacy to a monarchy.
c. Israel had not been enslaved by Egypt.
d. Israel had no national government during the period of its emergence.
4. Identify a true statement about Judaism in Israel.
a. Only Non-Orthodox rabbis can perform marriages in Israel.
b. More than half of all Israelis call themselves "Orthodox."
c. The Orthodox Movement is not legally recognized in Israel.
d. Only Orthodox rabbis can grant divorces in Israel.
5. What was the name of God's people during patriarchal times through the Exodus?
a. Jews
b. Israelites
c. Hebrews
d. Armenians
6. Circumcision is performed by a respected Jewish man educated in the relevant Jewish laws, skilled in hygienic practices, and possessed of a steady hand, called a:
a. rabbi.
b. mohel.
c. jina.
d. prophet.
7. Which of the following statements is true of circumcision?
a. It is performed during bar mitzvah.
b. It is a very somber day in the Jewish tradition.
c. It is performed on the eighth day of a boy's life.
d. It is not as important as funeral rituals in the Jewish culture.
8. Which of the following was a similarity between Israeli Jews and Arabs?
a. Both communities were new to Palestine when the Zionist settlement began.
b. Both communities considered Palestine holy.
c. Both communities had strict rules against polygamy.
d. Both communities believed in the existence of multiple deities.
9. In the context of Jewish worship in a synagogue, which of the following statements is true?
a. The main synagogue service takes place on Wednesday evening.
b. Males and females always sit together during a synagogue service.
c. Different branches of Judaism have different basic structures of synagogue service.
d. The readings in a synagogue service are very musical because they are chanted.
10. Which of the following is a difference between Conservative Jews and Orthodox Jews?
a. Conservative Jews believe that circumcision is a physical sign of the covenant between God and the Jews, whereas Orthodox Jews believe that it provides health benefits.
b. Conservative Jews believe that circumcision is done because God commands it, whereas Orthodox Jews believe that it is done to improve one's health.
c. Conservative Jews believe that circumcision is a hygienic measure, whereas Orthodox Jews believe that it is purely a religious measure.
d. Conservative Jews believe that circumcision is a religious measure, whereas Orthodox Jews believe that it marks the onset of puberty.