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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 of these is not the subject of an order of the Mishnah?
Question 2 of 10
Which of these is not a Talmud?
Question 3 of 10
About how many years separated the writing of the Mishnah and Gemara?
Question 4 of 10
Who was Rabbenu Tam?
Question 5 of 10
Which came first, the Mishnah or the Gemara?
Question 6 of 10
Who was Beruriah?
Question 7 of 10
What did the Talmudic commentator Menahem Meiri think of Christians?
Question 8 of 10
Which of these teachings does NOT appear in Pirkei Avot?
Question 9 of 10
What are the two kinds of material found in the Talmud?
Question 10 of 10
According to the Talmud, which of these sages entered the Divine Pardes, or the Orchard, and came out sane and alive?

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