The Etgar Shavuot Quiz

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1) Ruth, the daughter-in-law of Naomi, was born a:

a) Jew

b) Ammonite

c) Moabite

d) Greek

e) Persian

2) Which book in the Torah gives the primary account of the wanderings of Bnei Yisrael in the desert?

a) Bereshit

b) Shemot

c) Vayikra

d) Bemidbar

e) Devarim

illustration: Miki Shaw[Missing Credit]

3) The word Shavuot means:

a) Dreams

b) Harvest

c) Weeks

d) Commandments

e) Promises

4) Which of the following is not a tradition of Shavuot?

a) giving charity to people living in Israel

b) eating dairy foods

c) reading megillat Rut

d) decorating the synagogue with flowers

e) learrning through the night

5) As they travelled through the desert to Israel, where in the camp did the Jews meet to serve God?

a) the Mishkan

b) the Bet Knesset

c) the Aron Hakodesh

d) the Mizbeach

e) the Kotel

6) Which megillah is read on Shavuot?

a) Shir Hashirim

b) Kohelet

c) Esther

d) Eichah

e) Rut

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 Answers: 1c, 2d, 3c, 4a, 5a, 6e
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