Maimonides (Rambam)

Thinkers & Thought Quiz

How much do you know about Judaism's leading thinkers and their philosophies?

A wide cast of intellectuals devoted their lives to defining what Judaism meant to them, and what it should mean to others. How much do you know about these thinkers and their philosophies?

Question 1 of 10
What is syncretism?
Question 2 of 10
When did Jewish thinkers begin to try to prove the existence of God?
Question 3 of 10
Saadiah Gaon wrote a translation of the Bible in what language?
Question 4 of 10
Who came up with the concept of I-Thou?
Question 5 of 10
Judah Halevi’s Kuzari is the story of
Question 6 of 10
True or false: Non-Jewish readers refered to Moses Mendelssohn as "the Jewish Socrates."
Question 7 of 10
A main goal of medieval Jewish thinkers was to reconcile Jewish thought with what philosophy?
Question 8 of 10
True or false: Kabbalists thought that only a handful of worthy students should receive the secrets of the Law.
Question 9 of 10
Which of the following philosophers was about to convert to Christianity, but decided to attend synagogue before he left Judaism, and was so inspired by the Yom Kippur service he attended, that he ultimately became a strong advocate of Judaism for Jews, and Christianity for Christians?
Question 10 of 10
What is rationalism?

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