Relationships Quiz

Respect, education, and holiness are at the core of most Jewish laws regarding dealing with others. But what are the details of what Judaism advises for spouses, parents, children, siblings, and friends?

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Question 1. The Torah says that one who respects his or her parents will be rewarded in what way?
 With great wealth
 With long life
 With great respect from the Jewish people
 With a guaranteed entrance into Olam Haba, the World to Come

 

Question 2. According to the Talmud, who are the 3 partners in a person's creation?
 Parents, God, community
 Father, mother, earth mother
 Mother, father, God
 Father, son, holy ghost

 

Question 3. What is a mohar?
 In ancient marriages, it was the price paid by the father of the groom to the father of the bride
 In ancient marriages it was the contract signed at the engagement
 In the Talmud it is the word used for a devious or untrustworthy friend
 In the Talmud it is the term for a divorcee

 

Question 4. How is sex within marriage seen by Jewish tradition?
 As an obligation, but not one that should be done with excessive enthusiasm
 As part of the human drive for holiness
 As necessary in order to procreate, but not once the woman has reached menopause
 As a beautiful but not obligatory part of a marriage

 

Question 5. Which of these is a responsibility Jewish parents have toward a first-born son?
 They must redeem him from the priesthood
 They must educate him
 They must circumcise him
 All of the above

 

Question 6. Which of these biblical couples experience a "love at first sight" romance?
 Jacob and Rachel
 Jacob and Leah
 Aaron and Elisheva
 Sisera and Yael

 

Question 7. Which of the following biblical pairs are described as having an exemplary friendship?
 Eliezer and Laban
 Rachel and Bilhah
 Jonathan and David
 David and Saul

 

Question 8. What is a havruta?
 A loving marriage
 A friend with whom one studies Jewish texts
 A friend from birth
 A long-lost brother

 

Question 9. According to Jewish law, which of these are requirements a father must fulfill for his son?
 Teach him to swim
 Teach him how to make a living
 Teach him Torah
 All of the above

 

Question 10. Before a woman visits a ritual bath, how does she prepare?
 Cleans under her fingernails, brushes her teeth, and removes all jewelry
 Soaks in the bath for at least 3 hours
 Rubs her body with oils or lotions to make her skin more fragrant
 All of the above

 

Question 11. Who in the Bible is described an ezer k'negdo, a "helper opposite him"?
 Adam
 Eve
 Moses
 Zipporah

 

Question 12. Which of the following are situations in which the Talmud allows a child to disobey his or her parents?
 When a parent asks a child to violate Shabbat
 When a child wants to move to Israel and his parents forbid the move
 When a child wants to stay up late to learn Torah, but her parents say she has to go to bed
 A and C
 A and B

 

Question 13. What is Levirate marriage?
 The obligation of a brother to marry his brother's widow if the deceased brother left no children behind
 The obligation of a Jewish woman to marry a Levite if there is one who desires her
 The custom of inviting a Levite to officiate at a Jewish wedding
 The name for a marriage that has not been consummated

 

Question 14. Which of these biblical brothers were not rivals?
 Cain and Abel
 Isaac and Ishmael
 Jacob and Esau
 Reuben and Simeon

 

Question 15. Which of the Ten Commandments mandates having respect for one’s parents?
 The second commandment
 The fourth commandment
 The fifth commandment
 The tenth commandment

 

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