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| 1.
The Jew is obligated to drink on Purim until he cannot distinguish between . . . |
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a. Haman and Mordechai
b. "Cursed be Haman" and "Blessed be Mordechai"
c. Mordechai and Esther |
| 2.
The passage in the Megilah which signals the beginning of the salvation
of the Jewish People is . . |
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a. "For Mordechai, the Jew, was second to the King,
Achashverosh, . . . (Esther 10,3)
b. "And Mordechai went forth from before the king in royal garments . . .
" (Esther 8,15)
c. "That night, the sleep of the king was disturbed . . . " (Esther 6,1) |
| 3.
One should listen to the Megilah being read in the synagogue rather than
reading it at home, because of the principle . . . |
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a. "The more, the merrier!"
b. "In a multitude, there is Majesty!"
c. "Might makes right!" |
| 4.
Originally, the Fast of Esther was observed on . . . |
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a. the 14th, 15th, and 16th of Nisan
b. the 14th, 15th, and 16th of Tishrei
c. the 14th, 15th, and 16th of Adar |
| 5.
It is preferable to spend more money on . . . |
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a. "Matanot L'Evyonim," Gifts to the Poor, than on
"Mishloach Manot," Food Gifts to One's Friends.
b. "Mishloach Manot," Food Gifts to One's Friends, than on "Matanot
L'Evyonim," Gifts to the Poor.
c. "Mishloach Manot," Food Gifts to One's Friends, than on "Arba
Kosot," the Four Cups of Wine. |
| 6.
To fulfill the obligation of "Mishloach Manot," one could send . . . |
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a. two silver dollars
b. a loaf of bread and a jug of wine
c. a package of flour and a Shlomo Carlebach tape |
| 7.
"Beware the Ides of Adar" would have been good advice for . . . |
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a. Mordechai
b. Esther
c. Haman |
| 8.
"The best-laid plans of mice and men aft gang a glei (or something like that)"
would also have been good advice for . . . |
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a. Mordechai
b. Esther
c. Haman |
| 9.
Concerning which of the Four Special Parshiyot is there a legend of a Fiery Coin? |
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a. Zachor
b. Shekalim
c. Parah |
| 10.
Devorah is most closely associated wth . . . |
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a. Yael
b. Esther
c. Yehudit |
| 11.
With what topic does Parshat Parah deal? |
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a. The Red Sunrise, Sunset
b. The Red Heifer
c. The Red October |
| 12.
The Special Parshah which deals with events in Mitzrayim is . . . |
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a. Shekalim
b. Zachor
c. HaChodesh |
| 13.
"And who knows whether it was only for this moment that you were elevated to
royalty?" (Esther 4,14) - Who said this to whom? |
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a. Haman to Achashverosh
b. Esther to Mordechai
c. Mordechai to Esther |
| 14.
In a Leap year, Purim is celebrated in . . . |
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a. Adar Rishon
b. Adar Sheni
c. Adar Shlishi |
| 15.
The number of questions in this quiz is equal to the day in Adar of . . . |
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a. Ta'anit Esther
b. Purim of the "open" cities
c. Shushan Purim |
