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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?

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Question 1 of 10
Which text lays out the founding principles of the Mishnah?
Question 2 of 10
Who was Hillel's intellectual adversary?
Question 3 of 10
Which passages of the Talmud did Menahem Meiri ignore in his commentary to the Talmud?
Question 4 of 10
Which of these names are used to describe the rabbis of the Mishnah and Gemara?
Question 5 of 10
Who was Rabbenu Tam?
Question 6 of 10
Where is the commentary of the Tosafot on a page of Talmud?
Question 7 of 10
What does Avot D'Rabbi Natan contain?
Question 8 of 10
According to Jewish tradition, who compiled the Mishnah?
Question 9 of 10
What is the focus of the Brisk method of studying Gemara?
Question 10 of 10
Rabbi Akiba started studying Torah when he was how old?

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