| Column 1 |
Answer |
Column 2 |
| 1.
The length of the combined "Sukkot"-"Shmini Atzeret"-"Simchat
Torah" Holiday is … |
|
a. eight days
in Israel; nine outside.
b. nine days in Israel; ten outside.
c. three days in Israel; six outside. |
| 2.
True or False? "Shmini Atzeret" has more
Torah obligations than "Sukkot." |
|
a.True
b. False |
| 3.
Which is the real "Atzeret?" When the Talmud speaks of
"Atzeret," which holiday is usually meant? |
|
a.
"Shavuot"
b. "Shmini Atzeret"
c. "Chanukah" |
| 4.
The two interpretations of "Sukkot" in the desert are … |
|
a. clouds and
huts
b. harp and lyre
c. wells and huts
d. great balls of fire!
e. clouds and wells
f. gold and tinkling bells
g. wells and walls
h. thunder and Shofar calls. |
| 5.
The Prayer for Rain recited on "Shmini Atzeret" is .. |
|
a.
"Geshem."
b. "Tal."
c. "Mohn." |
| 6.
The number of bulls brought as Sacrifices on "Shmini Atzeret," corresponding to
the special relationship between Hashem and the Jewish People, is … |
|
a. 1
b. 49
c. 70 |
| 7.
True or False? "Rosh HaShanah," "Tzom Gedaliah,"
"Yom Kippur," "Sukkot," "Hoshana Raba," "Shmini
Atzeret" and "Simchat Torah" all fall in the same Hebrew month. |
|
a.
True
b. False |
| 8.
What was Moshe's basic argument to the angels that the Torah was meant for Man? |
|
a. The Torah
speaks of one's struggle to choose between "good" and "evil;" the
angels have no such struggle.
b. The Torah is made for
creatures who are weak; the
angels are strong.
c. The Torah is made for creatures who move slowly; angels move faster than the speed of
light! |
| 9. True or False? On the First Day of
"Sukkot," it is permissible (assuming no "drought restrictions") to
water one's flowers. |
|
a.
True
b. False |
| 10. The purpose of waving the "four species" in all directions is
… |
|
a.
to show that Hashem rules over Nature.
b. to show the fruits of the harvest.
c. to express gratitude for the dew which is prayed for on Shmini Atzeret. |
| 11. A principle regarding the "kashrut," or validity, of the
"sechach" of a "Sukkah" is that it should allow into the
"Sukkah" … |
|
a.
more light than shade.
b. more shade than light.
c. equal shade and light. |
| 12. A "Sukkah" whose covering is made up of the leaves and branches of
a live oak tree is... |
|
a.
acceptable according to Jewish Law.
b. not acceptable according to Jewish Law.
c. not acceptable according to Martian Law. |
| 13. May one use wooden spoons as "Sechach?" |
|
a. Yes
b. No
c. No; unless one is reading the "Spoon River Anthology" (Aargh!) |
| 14. One may not use a hay stack into which he has dug a space as
"Sechach" because of the Principle of "Ta'aseh v'lo min he'asuy,"
which means … |
|
a. "Active Covering is Required; Not Passive."
b. "Passive Covering is Required; Not Active."
c. "Active Covering is Required; Not Aggressive!" |
| 15. The "shiur," or measurement, of "goats passing under it"
is used in connection with … |
|
a. the Laws of goat skins used for making parchment.
b. the Laws of Sacrifices of Goats.
c. the Law of Suspended Walls. |
| 16. True or False? One may use bundles of hay as "Sechach." |
|
a. True
b. False |
| 17. True or False? One may use strips of
aluminum foil as "Sechach." |
|
a. True
b. False |
| 18. What is the difference between a ship and a camel? |
|
a. A "Sukkah" on a ship is acceptable only when the ship
is at anchor; a "Sukkah" on a camel is always acceptable.
b. "Sukkot" are acceptable on both, but one may not climb onto the back of a
camel on the Holiday itself, because of a "gezera" of the Sages.
c. A Sukkah is not acceptable on the back of a camel, because it might provide the straw
that broke the camel's back. |
| 19. The principle involved in disallowing a stolen "etrog" is … |
|
a. "A Command performed by means of another Command is invalid."
b. "A Sin performed by means
of a Command is invalid."
c. "A Command performed by means of a Sin is invalid." |
| 20. The obligation of "being in" the "Sukkah" is to … |
|
a. "be in" only when one is eating or sleeping.
b. "be in" the "Sukkah" as one lives in his own house
c. "be in" the "Sukkah" only when there are "bees in"
(sorry) |
| 21. The type of eating that one is obligated to do in the "Sukkah" is
called an … |
|
a. "achilat arai," a snack.
b. "achilat keva," a substantial
meal.
c. "achila Chalavit," a dairy meal. |
| 22. If someone built a "Sukkah" in the top branches of a California
Redwood tree, using bamboo poles as "sechach," the "Sukkah" is … |
|
a. valid.
b. invalid.
c. valid only in the state of California. |
| 23. How did the Sages answer the following question: "This is my G-d, and I will give Him beauty;" how can Man give anything
to the Creator, Who owns the Universe and everything in it? |
|
a. "Charm is false, and Beauty is vanity; it is the G-d fearing woman who is
to be praised."
b. "G-d gave beauty to Greece and let it rest in the Tents of Shem."
c. "Make yourself beautiful before Him in the performance of
"Mitzvot," His Commands. |
| 24. The Megilah read on "Shabbat" during the Intermediate Days of
"Sukkot" is "Megilat … |
|
a. Esther"
b. Ruth"
c. Kohelet" ("Ecclesiastes") |
| 25. Even more important than the "Ushpizin" in one's "Sukkah"
is … |
|
a. having needy guests.
b. having pictures of the "Ushpizin."
c. being a guest oneself in someone else's "Sukkah." |
