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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 a Talmud?
Question 2 of 10
Which of these names are used to describe the rabbis of the Mishnah and Gemara?
Question 3 of 10
Which of these questions is debated in the Mishnah?
Question 4 of 10
True or false: The Talmud is a code of law, much like the Shulhan Arukh.
Question 5 of 10
What is a baraita?
Question 6 of 10
About how many years separated the writing of the Mishnah and Gemara?
Question 7 of 10
Why was the Mishnah so important?
Question 8 of 10
Who was Rabbenu Tam?
Question 9 of 10
Whose commentary on the Talmud is printed on the inside margins of every page?
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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