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Test Your Shabbat IQ

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Select the item from Column 2 that best fits the word(s) in Column 1. Indicate your answer by using the drop-down box in the middle.

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Column 1	Answer	Column 2
1. True or False? Writing is a "Melachah."		a. True b. False
2. Hashem Created the world in ___ days and "rested" on the ___.		a. five; sixth b. six; seventh c. seven; eighth
3. The idea of a "Day of Rest" was an innovation of the . . .		a. Torah b. Greeks c. Hammurabi Code
4. The beverage over which Kiddush is generally made is . . .		a. Vodka b. Snapple c. Wine
5. There are ___ Melachot on Shabbat.		a. 3.9 b. 39 c. 390
6. To turn on a light bulb is . . .		a. Permitted on Shabbat. b. Prohibited on Shabbat. c. Prohibited on Friday night; permitted on Saturday.
7. The number of festive meals ("Seudot") which a Jew should have on Shabbat is . . .		a. two b. three c. Continental Breakfast plus two meals
8. The Melachot of Shabbat correspond to activities involved in . . .		a. the construction of the entire Mishkan. b. the construction of the Menorah. c. the construction of the Golden Altar.
9. Is one permitted to put out a fire on Shabbat?		a. Yes b. No c. Yes; but only with one's weaker hand.
10. The Service which welcomes the Shabbat is called . . .		a. "Shacharit" b. "Mussaf" c. "Kabbalat Shabbat"
11. The hot food which is enjoyed almost universally throughout the Jewish world on Shabbat is . . .		a. hot pepper b. hot dogs c. chulent
12. The song sung in the Synagogue in the Friday evening service is . . .		a. "Shalom Aleichem" b. "Lecha Dodi" c. "Erev Shel Shoshanim"
13. True or False? Shabbat is mentioned in the Ten Commandments.		a. True b. False
14. Is one allowed to plant wheat on Shabbat?		a. Yes b. No c. Only in Shemittah years
15. Who believed that Hashem provided what was good for a person each day?		a. Hillel b. Shammai c. Herod the Great

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