1. What great Jewish boxer defeated Joe Ward in a legendary match in 19^th-century England?

   A. Daniel Mendoza
   B. Jake Mosley
   C. Sandy Koufax
   D. Paul Simon

2. What is shemirah?

   A. The ritual cleaning of the dead
   B. The dressing of a body according to ritual law
   C. The round-the-clock watching of the body until it is placed in the ground
   D. The recitation of the Sh’ma by a minyan of women on Rosh Hodesh

3. At the Passover seder, what does the karpas (greens dipped in saltwater) symbolize?

   A. The joy of tilling the land and the bounty of its harvest
   B. Eternal life
   C. New life mixed with the tears of slavery
   D. It’s almost time to eat

4. What is the symbolic meaning of an orange on the seder plate?
   

   A. The presence of women as full participants in the seder
   B. The presence of gay and lesbian Jews as full participants in the seder
   C. The presence of women as well as gay and lesbian Jews as full participants in the seder
   D. The presence of citrus at the seder

5. What is the Hebrew word (transliterated here) for the seder plate?

   A. Sherit
   B. K’avah
   C. Va’dor
   D. Seda’hiya

6. What is the fastest-growing Jewish community in the Diaspora?

   A. Russian Jews in the former Soviet Union
   B. The Ibos of Nigeria
   C. The Abayudaya community in Uganda
   D. The Jews in Boca

7. Which of these groups do not practice Jewish rituals?

   A. The Tutsi of Burundi
   B. The B’nei Menashe in northeastern India
   C. The Abayudaya in Uganda
   D. The Bushes in Washington

8. What is the most commonly observed Jewish holiday?

   A. Passover
   B. Yom Kippur
   C. Chanukah
   D. Shemini Atzeret

9. Which of these are not reasons why Ashkenazi Jews avoid eating beans and rice on Passover?

   A. At the beginning of the 13^th century rabbis in France became concerned about the difficulty of distinguishing between flour made from chickpeas and wheat flour, and suggested it would be easier just to avoid both.
   B. At the beginning of the 13^th century rabbis in France expressed concern over the risk that rice, beans, and seed stored near the grains could be accidentally commingled.
   C. Once Ashkenazi Jews began avoiding “small foods,” the list of prohibited foods continued to grow.
   D. A large percentage of Ashkenazi Jews had developed allergies to rice and chickpeas, leading French rabbis to declare a ban on these foods during the seder.

10. What major victory for religious pluralism in Israel took place on October 8, 2003?

    A. The Israeli Cabinet voted to disband the government’s Religious Affairs ministry.
    B. The Israeli government installed a Reform rabbi as head of the government’s Religious Affairs ministry.
    C. The Israeli government called for a national referendum on including Jews converted under non-Orthodox auspices as equal religious participants in the state.
    D. The Israeli government declared Reform Judaism to be the denomination of choice and composed an anthem in the Movement’s honor.

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