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Suffering & Evil Quiz

Why do bad things happen to good people?

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

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Question 1 of 10
True or false: In the Talmud, the rabbis tend to focus on theological solutions to the problem of evil, rather than the human response to suffering.
Question 2 of 10
True or false: For Jews, the problem of suffering is twofold, including a universal problem and a particular problem.
Question 3 of 10
What is karet?
Question 4 of 10
Who is credited with beginning the post-Holocaust theological discussion in the West?
Question 5 of 10
Who wrote the book When Bad Things Happen to Good People?
Question 6 of 10
The problem of justifying God despite the existence of evil is called:
Question 7 of 10
Which of the following claims did Maimonides deny in his philosophical writings?
Question 8 of 10
According to the Talmud, when Rabbi Akiba was tortured by the Romans at the end of his life, what did he do?
Question 9 of 10
Which approach to a painful experience does Rabbi Harold Kushner recommend?
Question 10 of 10
Which of these texts was the first to ask the question "Why do bad things happen to good people"?

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