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Sex & Sexuality Quiz

How much do you know about Jewish perspectives on sex?

Judaism does not see sex as dirty or grossly physical, neither does it encourage sex outside committed relationships.

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Question 1 of 10
True or false: Because it is a mitzvah to procreate, Jewish law never permits the use of birth control.
Question 2 of 10
True or false: Married couples are especially encouraged to have sex on the night the woman returns from the mikveh, and on Friday nights.
Question 3 of 10
Rabbi Arthur Ocean Waskow, a Jewish Renewal rabbi, writes that marriage patterns are changing and therefore
Question 4 of 10
What is the word for marriage in the Talmud?
Question 5 of 10
According to the Torah, what is the punishment for men who have homosexual sex?
Question 6 of 10
True or false: The Torah only permits sex for the purpose of procreation.
Question 7 of 10
In 2006, the Conservative law committee published a responsum which was used to allow homosexual students to study to become rabbis at the Jewish Theological Seminary. The central legal argument in this paper was based on
Question 8 of 10
True or false: When the Torah forbids masturbation, it refers exclusively to males.
Question 9 of 10
Where, according to Dr. Ruth, does her message of sexual liberation have its origins?
Question 10 of 10
In the Torah, what does the word yada or "to know," also designate?

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