Students at Pardes, a pluralistic yeshiva in Jerusalem. Copyright: Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies

Talmud Quiz

How much do you know about this influential and complex body of Jewish teachings?

The Talmud–which consists of the Mishnah and Gemara–explicates and builds upon the Torah’s laws and stories. How much do you know about this influential and complex body of Jewish teachings?

Question 1 of 10
What does Talmud mean?
Question 2 of 10
Rabbi Akiba started studying Torah when he was how old?
Question 3 of 10
True or false: The Talmud is a code of law, much like the Shulhan Arukh.
Question 4 of 10
Which of these names are used to describe the rabbis of the Mishnah and Gemara?
Question 5 of 10
Which came first, the Mishnah or the Gemara?
Question 6 of 10
What does Avot D'Rabbi Natan contain?
Question 7 of 10
How is the Tosefta different from the Mishnah?
Question 8 of 10
Why was the Mishnah so important?
Question 9 of 10
According to the Talmud, which of these sages entered the Divine Pardes, or the Orchard, and came out sane and alive?
Question 10 of 10
Which of these was written in Aramaic?

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