Question 1
0 / 1 point
Some of the catalysts for the emergence of new Jewish cultural expressions and religious streams within Judaism were:
Question options:
a)
Debates over the Emancipation
b)
The rise of historical consciousness in the nineteenth century
c)
Attempts to restore medieval Jewish community
d)
A and B
e)
B and C
f)
All of the above
Question 2
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The term Wissenschaft des Judentums refers to:
Question options:
a)
Traditional ra
inic scholarship
b)
A form of Judaism
c)
Modern Jewish scholarship
d)
A Jewish political movement
Question 3
1 / 1 point
The following characteristics made the discipline of history a product of modernity:
Question options:
a)
The desire to separate myth from reality and record “what really happened”
b)
The application of critical methods of scholarly analysis to texts
c)
The use of traditional exegesis to understand the meaning of documents
d)
A and B
e)
A and C
f)
All of the above
Question 4
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Some of the goals of Wissenschaft des Judentums included:
Question options:
a)
The creation of new forms of Judaism
b)
The inclusion of the academic study of Judaism in the university cu
iculum
c)
The defense of Jews and Jewish culture against charges circulating in the German society
d)
A and B
e)
B and C
f)
All of the above
Question 5
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The main reason for Jewish conversions to Christianity in nineteenth-century Germany was:
Question options:
a)
Religious conviction in the truth of Christianity
b)
The need for social acceptance and career advancement
c)
Pressure from the Church
d)
The Hep! Hep! riots of 1819
Question 6
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Wissenschaft des Judentums proved to be enormously influential because:
Question options:
a)
It perpetuated traditional Jewish scholarship into the modern age
b)
It originated the critical, secular study of Judaism and Jewish history
c)
Its approaches and methodologies influenced the leaders of Reform, Conservative, and Modern Orthodox Judaism
d)
A and C
e)
B and C
f)
All of the above
Question 7
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Most of the leaders of new movements within Judaism:
Question options:
a)
Only received a traditional Jewish education
b)
Graduated from German universities
c)
Did not know He
ew
d)
Emphasized change over continuity and tradition
Question 8
1 / 1 point
The author of the eleven-volume History of the Jews was:
Question options:
a)
Leopold Zunz
b)
Isaac Marcus Jost
c)
Heinrich Graetz
d)
A
aham Geige
Question 9
1 / 1 point
The great conceptual innovation of this historian was to depict the Jews as a national group, rather than merely a religious community:
Question options:
a)
Leopold Zunz
b)
Isaac Marcus Jost
c)
Heinrich Graetz
d)
A
aham Geige
Question 10
1 / 1 point
The engagement with this idea shaped the conceptual world of Reform, Conservative, and Modern Orthodox Judaism:
Question options:
a)
The centrality of Torah to Judaism
b)
The belief in God
c)
The role of history in the development of Torah
d)
Dialogue with Christianity
Question 11
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Some of the characteristics of Reform congregations included:
Question options:
a)
Strict decorum
b)
The use of organ music
c)
Sermons in German
d)
A and B
e)
B and C
f)
All of the above
Question 12
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Reform congregations called their synagogues “temples” because:
Question options:
a)
They offered sacrifices there
b)
They wanted to emphasize their connection to Germany, and distance themselves from the idea of return to the Land of Israel
c)
They bo
owed the term from Protestant churches
d)
The term did not have any special significance
Question 13
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Reform prayer books:
Question options:
a)
Replaced all traditional prayers with new ones
b)
Eliminated references to the coming of a personal messiah and a return to Zion
c)
Discontinued the recitation of the Shema
d)
Did not make any substantial changes
Question 14
1 / 1 point
A
aham Geiger:
Question options:
a)
Emphasized the national element in Judaism
b)
Emphasized the universalist nature of Judaism
c)
Considered He
ew to be an important element of Judaism
d)
Denied the importance of the contextual study of Judaism
Question 15
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According to Geiger, the essence of Judaism included:
Question options:
a)
All the commandments of Torah
b)
A common language and national institutions
c)
The universalist principles of Ethical Monotheism
d)
All of the above
Question 16
1 / 1 point
Geiger’s view of history:
Question options:
a)
Em
aced the notion of the historical development of Judaism, but emphasized the importance of gradual change and the collective will of entire community in
inging this change about
b)
Em
aced the notion of the historical development of Judaism and saw history as a justification for radical reforms
c)
Rejected the idea of the historical evolution of Torah
d)
Considered the use of critical scholarship inappropriate for the study of religious texts
Question 17
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Zacharias Frankel’s view of history:
Question options:
a)
Em
aced the notion of the historical development of Judaism, but emphasized the importance of gradual change and the collective will of entire community in
inging this change about
b)
Em
aced the notion of the historical development of Judaism and saw history as a justification for radical reforms
c)
Rejected the idea of the historical evolution of Torah
d)
Considered the use of critical scholarship inappropriate for the study of religious texts
Question 18
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Neo-Orthodoxy can best be described as:
Question options:
a)
A medieval form of Judaism continued to be practiced in the nineteenth century
b)
A traditional form of Judaism that was most successful in resisting modernity
c)
Another version of modern Judaism that rose in response to the Reform movement
d)
A and B
Question 19
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Samson Raphael Hirsch’s motto Torah im derekh erets indicates:
Question options:
a)
A rejection of modern culture
b)
A commitment to traditional Jewish culture in all spheres of life
c)
A commitment to Torah combined with active participation in the life of state and society
d)
The belief in the historical evolution of Torah
Question 20
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The new synagogue architecture:
Question options:
a)
Served to display residential prominence and to assert the status of Jews as citizens with equal rights
b)
Sought to recall the size and grandeur of the Temple in Jerusalem
c)
Was built in eclectic styles, often modeled on churches and mosques
d)
A and C
e)
All of the above