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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. "Lechem Mishneh," "Double Bread (or Challah)" is used at the Shabbat meals to commemorate . . .		a. the double portion of "Mohn," that the Jewish People received on Erev Shabbat in the desert. b. The double form of the Shabbat Command in the Ten Commandments ("Guard the Day of Shabbat" and "Remember the Day of Shabbat"). c. the two Commandments which the Jewish People heard directly from G-d.
2. The Group that rejected the Oral Torah was called the . . .		a. Chassidim. b. Mitnagdim. c. Tzedukim.
3. Shabbat is an example of the holiness of . . .		a. place. b. time. c. thought.
4. True or False? The Idea of a Day of Rest applies even to one's animals.		a. True b. False
5. "Havdalah" means . . .		a. separation. b. attachment. c. an Israeli dance.
6. In legend and poetry, Shabbat is depicted as a . . .		a. mother-in-law. b. bride. c. king.
7. True or False? A single man living alone need not light Shabbat candles.		a. True b. False
8. Permissible Shabbat activities are . . .		a. singing Shabbat songs at the Table. b. taking leisurely walks with one's family or friends. c. learning Torah. d. all of the above
9. The special kind of "rest" on Shabbat is called . . .		a. "Brachah" b. "Menuchah" c. "Kedushah"
10. True or False? An Egyptian is never allowed to convert to Judaism because of the enslavement of the Jews in ancient Egypt.		a. True b. False
11. One way to "remember the Shabbat" is to recite the . . .		a. Kaddish b. Kiddush c. Kodesh
12. The song sung on Friday night when family members return from the Synagogue is . . .		a. "Shalom Aleichem." b. "Lecha Dodi." c. "Erev Shel Shoshanim."
13. Shabbat has two themes - they are:		a. Creation and the Exodus b. The Exodus from Egypt and the entry into the Promised Land c. Entry into the Promised Land and the Holy Temple
14. "Melachah" is defined as . . .		a. intentional interaction with the environment for a positive purpose. b. intentional interaction with the environment for a negative purpose. c. accidental interaction with the environment for a negative purpose.
15. Who made the Shabbat Holy?		a. G-d b. The Jewish People c. Rabbi Akiva

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