Who is a Jew Quiz

How much do you know about the spectrum of Jewish identity?

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There are many kinds of Jews, and many legal definitions of Jewishness. How much do you know about the spectrum of Jewish identity?

Question 1 of 10
True or false: The terms Converso, Marrano, New Christian, and Crypto-Jew are all intermittently applied to describe the same group of people.
Question 2 of 10
What does the word Mizrahi mean?
Question 3 of 10
The Law of Return
Question 4 of 10
Which of these is not one of the steps of a traditional conversion?
Question 5 of 10
True or false: Before he was killed, the reporter Daniel Pearl affirmed his identity by proclaiming to his captors: "I am a Jew."
Question 6 of 10
True or false: All Conservative rabbis will agree to convert a Jew if the primary motivation for the conversion is marriage.
Question 7 of 10
Why is Philip Roth's novel Portnoy's Complaint sometimes seen as anti-Semitic?
Question 8 of 10
When did cultural Jewish identity--which removed religion from the equation--begin to emerge?
Question 9 of 10
What finding in the 2001 American Jewish Identity Survey caused a major stir-up?
Question 10 of 10
According to Commentary Magazine, about what percentage of the American Jewish population feels a strong or very strong emotional pull toward Israel?
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