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Suffering & Evil Quiz

Why do bad things happen to good people?

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Jewish thinkers throughout the ages have asked: Why do bad things happen to good people?

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Question 1 of 10
What is the Sitra Ahra?
Question 2 of 10
True or false: The concept of reward and punishment is the Torah's explanation for the existence of suffering.
Question 3 of 10
Which of these offenses was not penalized by karet?
Question 4 of 10
Which approach to a painful experience does Rabbi Harold Kushner recommend?
Question 5 of 10
How does the Bahir, the earliest kabbalistic work, describe the sefirah (God’s emanation) of "power"?
Question 6 of 10
What is the name for the vindication of God’s justice despite the existence of evil?
Question 7 of 10
Who said that "in strict covenant theology, there can be no innocent sufferers"?
Question 8 of 10
Which of these texts was the first to ask the question "Why do bad things happen to good people"?
Question 9 of 10
According to the Bible, what did God promise to the Jews at Mt. Sinai, if they followed God's ways?
Question 10 of 10
Which of these is an interpretation of the biblical punishment of karet?
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