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Midrash Quiz

How much do you know about the origins and methods of this exegetical tradition?

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Midrash Aggadah and Midrash Halacha are rabbinic tools for interpreting the Bible. How much do you know about the origins and methods of these exegetical traditions?

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Question 1 of 10
Midrash Aggadah appears in discrete volumes of midrash, and also in
Question 2 of 10
What are the names of the books of legal midrash that comment on Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy?
Question 3 of 10
What was Maimonides' position about how Jews should approach midrash?
Question 4 of 10
How did Midrash Tanhuma get its name?
Question 5 of 10
Which is the largest collection of midrash aggadah?
Question 6 of 10
Which of these is NOT a work of halakhic midrash?
Question 7 of 10
What is a Midrash Yelamdenu?
Question 8 of 10
In one midrashic story, who of the following is in Rabbi Akiba’s classroom?
Question 9 of 10
Which of the following texts no longer exists in completion?
Question 10 of 10
What is the main difference between the Mishnah and the Tannaitic Midrashim?
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