| Column 1 |
Answer |
Column 2 |
| 1. A Rabbinic extension of a Shabbat prohibition is called a . . . |
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a.
"gezera"
b. "seyag laTorah"
c. "shvoot"
d. all of the above |
| 2. Shabbat is observed from ___ to ___. |
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a.
morning on Friday; night-time on Saturday
b. night-time on Friday; evening on Saturday
c. evening on Friday; night-time on Saturday |
| 3. On Motzaei Shabbat, one bids farewell to his or her . . . |
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a.
"neshama yetera"
b. "bechira chofshit"
c. "hava nagilah" |
| 4. True or False? Resistance to assimilation is in direct proportion to
observance of the Shabbat. |
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a.
True
b. False |
| 5. Talking about one's business dealings on Shabbat is . . . |
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a.
a "melachah."
b. a violation of the "spirit of Shabbat."
c. permitted. |
| 6. Which is in correct order? |
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a.
"Kiddush," "Netilat Yadayim," "HaMotzi Lechem min HaAretz"
b. "HaMotzi Lechem min HaAretz," "Netilat Yadayim,"
"Kiddush"
c. "Netilat Yadayim," "Kiddush," "HaMotzi Lechem min
HaAretz" |
| 7. The "melachot" of Shabbat correspond to . . . |
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a.
all creative activities involved in making the garments of the Kohanim.
b. all creative activities involved in making the boards, curtains, and boards of the
Mishkan.
c. all creative activities involved in making the world. |
| 8. If someone while sleeping swings his arms and injures someone else,
drawing blood, how does Jewish Law view this act? |
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a. as an accidental "melachah," which requires repentance
and which in Temple-times would require a sin-offering because, as in the case of
"damages," a human being is considered "responsible for his actions at all
times," even while sleeping.
b. as an act without intention, technically called "Mitasek," the absence of
intention causing it to fall outside the definition of a "melachah."
c. as a fully intentional "melachah." |
| 9. Why did the Rabbis extend the meaning of certain "melachot?" |
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a.
to demonstrate their (the Rabbis') power and authority.
b. because they didn't know the true definition of the "melachah."
c. to protect people from violating the Torah's prohibition, thus protecting the People
and the law. |
| 10. Why is one of the themes of Shabbat to commemorate our slavery in
Egypt and redemption from it? |
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a.
So that we should appreciate the meaning of physical freedom, and understand that there is
no legitimate master for a human being other than Hashem.
b. So that we should never return to Egypt.
c. So that no Egyptian would ever be allowed to convert to Judaism. |
| 11.
If one lifts a bowling ball in his living room five hundred times, and puts it down
between each lift, he or she has . . . |
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a. not performed a "melachah".
b. performed a "melachah".
c. it depends on one's intention |
| 12.
What commands were pronounced simultaneously? |
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a.
"I am the L-rd your G-d" and "Honor your Father and Mother"
b. "Remember the Shabbat" and Remember that he took you out of Egypt
every day of your life"
c. "Remember the Shabbat" and "Guard the Shabbat" |
| 13.
Of the following which are "Melachot"? |
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a. sewing
b. mowing
c. throwing (an object from the private domain into the public domain or vice
versa)
d. plowing
e. all of the above |
| 14.
If one wears a sweater while walking from a private domain to a public domain, has a
"Melachah" been performed? |
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a.
Yes; wearing clothes is considered "carrying"
b. No; wearing clothes is not considered "carrying"
c. It is considered a "melachah" if it happened in Israel; otherwise not. |
| 15.
Who always saved the best for Shabbat? |
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a.
Hillel
b. Shammai
c. Shimon the Righteous |
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