Ch.10 Judaism—The Way Of Torah Test Bank Answers

Chapter Ten: Judaism—The Way of Torah

In this test bank for World Religions, Fourth Edition, there is a new system for identifying the difficulty of the questions. Questions are now tagged according to four levels of learning. Think of these four levels as moving from lower-level to higher-level cognitive reasoning. The four levels are:

REMEMBER: A question involving recall of key terms or factual material.

UNDERSTAND: A question testing comprehension of more complex ideas.

APPLY: A question applying anthropological knowledge to some new situation.

ANALYZE: A question requiring identifying elements of an argument and their interrelationship.

Types of Questions

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The religions that originated in the Middle East share a belief in __________.
   1. a cyclical view of time
   2. escape from rebirth as the ultimate goal
   3. one, all-powerful Creator
   4. the subordination of humans to the smallest creatures
   5. the Torah

(UNDERSTAND; p. 179)

1. Reflection on the “end time” is known as __________.
2. anthropology
3. biology
4. cosmology
5. eschatology
6. theology

(REMEMBER; p.184)

1. The largest Zoroastrian community today (the Parsis) is concentrated in __________.
2. Bombay, India
3. Calcutta, India
4. New Delhi, India
5. New York City
6. Toronto, Canada

(REMEMBER; p. 181)

1. Zoroastrian houses of worship are called __________.
2. closed churches
3. dakhmas
4. fire temples
5. open mosques
6. synagogues

(REMEMBER; p. 183)

1. According to Zoroastrianism, Ahura Mazda is the __________.
2. Evil Spirit
3. Good Spirit
4. principal demon
5. place of judgment
6. Wise Lord

(REMEMBER; p. 185)

1. Which character in the Tanak received the name “Israel”?
2. David
3. Jacob
4. Moses
5. Sarah
6. Yahweh

(REMEMBER; p. 187)

1. According to the Tanak, Yahweh, the special name for God, was revealed to __________ in Egypt.
2. David
3. Isaiah
4. Jeremiah
5. Moses
6. Solomon

(REMEMBER; p. 187)

1. The fullest extent of the written collection of the Oral Torah is found in the __________.
2. Gemara
3. Midrash
4. Mishnah
5. Talmud
6. Tanak

(ANALYZE; p. 190)

1. The early Jewish movement known as the __________ was composed of the High Priest and his allies.
2. Essenes
3. Nazareans
4. Pharisees
5. Sadducees
6. Zealots

(REMEMBER; p. 190)

1. The early Jewish movement known as the __________ became virtually the ruling party within Judaism after the destruction of the Temple in C.E. 70.
2. Essenes
3. Nazareans
4. Pharisees
5. Sadducees
6. Zealots

(UNDERSTAND; p. 191)

1. The early Jewish movement known as the __________ has most frequently been associated by scholars with the writing of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
2. Essenes
3. Nazareans
4. Pharisees
5. Sadducees
6. Zealots

(REMEMBER; p. 191)

1. The Jewish mystical movement that emerged in the Middle Ages and used numerology to probe the hidden meanings of the Tanak was known as __________.
2. Gemara
3. Kabbala
4. Midrash
5. Torah
6. Zohar

(REMEMBER; p. 191)

1. The eighteenth century Jewish movement founded by a storyteller known as the Baal Shem Tov (“Master of the Good Name”), which emphasized dancing in joy as well as studying the Torah, is called __________.
2. onservative
3. Hasidism
4. Reconstructionism
5. Reform
6. Zionism

(REMEMBER; p. 192)

1. “We know no homelands but the land of our birth” was the motto of __________ in its early years.
2. Conservative
3. Hasidism
4. Reconstructionism
5. Reform
6. Zionism

(UNDERSTAND; p. 193)

1. The founder of the modern Jewish movement known as __________ called Judaism “an evolving religious civilization.”
2. Conservative
3. Hasidism
4. Reconstructionism
5. Reform
6. Zionism

(REMEMBER; p. 194)

1. __________of the Jews of Europe were killed as a result of the Holocaust.
2. 1/100
3. 1/50
4. 1/10
5. 1/3
6. 2/3

(REMEMBER; p. 195)

1. More than any other event, the __________ has caused many Jews in recent times to question belief in a God who intervenes directly in history.
2. creation of the State of Israel
3. crucifixion of Jesus
4. destruction of the Jerusalem Temple
5. expulsion of Jews leading to the Diaspora
6. slaughter of six million Jews in the Holocaust

(UNDERSTAND; p. 195)

1. Many Orthodox Jews opposed the formation of the modern state of Israel because __________.
2. the messiah had not yet come
3. the nation would not be independent
4. only Reform Jews would be allowed to be full citizens
5. the Oral Torah had not yet been delivered by God to His people
6. They were pacifists who objected to the creation of a Jewish military

(REMEMBER; p. 197)

1. The Jewish Sabbath begins on __________ at sundown.
2. Wednesday
3. Thursday
4. Friday
5. Saturday
6. Sunday

(REMEMBER; p. 198)

1. The Jewish festival known as __________ commemorates the rededication of the Jerusalem Temple after it had been liberated during the Maccabean Revolution.
2. Hannukah
3. Passover
4. Purim
5. Rosh Hashanah
6. Yom Kippur

(REMEMBER; p. 200)

Ordering Questions

Essay Questions

1. Describe the basic view of human nature shared by the religions that originated in the Middle East.
   UNDERSTAND
2. What is meant by a “linear view of time”?
   REMEMBER
3. Demonstrate the importance of the concept of “purity” in Zoroastrianism.
   APPLY
4. Compare and contrast the life story of Zoroaster with the stories of the founders of Buddhism and Jainism.
   ANALYZE
5. According to Zoroastrianism, what happens after death?
   REMEMBER
6. Clarify the role of the following in the shared story of the Jewish people: Abraham and Sarah, Moses, and David.
   APPLY
7. What was the role of the Biblical prophets in ancient Israel?
   UNDERSTAND
8. Compare and contrast the following early Jewish movements: Sadducees, Pharisees, Essenes, and Zealots.
   ANALYZE
9. What were the circumstances for the establishment of the “synagogue” as a Jewish institution, and what is its role in Jewish life?
   UNDERSTAND
10. What is the relationship between Oral Torah and Written Torah? What is the role of Oral Torah in modern Judaism?
    ANALYZE
11. What is the Talmud and what is its role in Judaism?
    UNDERSTAND
12. Compare and contrast the branches of modern Judaism: Reform, Orthodox, Conservative, and Reconstructionist.
    ANALYZE
13. What was the Holocaust and what has been its impact on Judaism?
    ANALYZE
14. Why may Judaism be described as the “Way of Torah”?
    APPLY
15. What are the major festivals in Judaism and how do they illustrate the linear view of time shared by religions that originated in the Middle East?
    APPLY
16. Use the concept of “purity” to describe basic Jewish teachings.
    (APPLY)
17. Using the “framework for understanding” religious worldviews developed in Chapter 1, describe the Jewish worldview.
    (ANALYZE)
18. Describe the various basic forms of Judaism that have appeared throughout history and the historical forces that encouraged their rise.
    (ANALYZE)