Lesson A3.O4.2.5

A3.O4.2.5 Festivals: practices in Britain and elsewhere Quiz: WJEC Eduqas Religious Studies, Unit 9

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Lesson A3.O4.2.5, Festivals: practices in Britain and elsewhere: 20 multiple choice questions for the WJEC Eduqas GCSE Religious Studies (C120), Unit 9: Route A Component 3 - Option 4: Judaism, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Which Jewish festival is the New Year?

    • Pesach
    • Sukkot
    • Yom Kippur
    • Rosh Hashanah

  2. Which festival is the Day of Atonement?

    • Pesach
    • Sukkot
    • Yom Kippur
    • Rosh Hashanah

  3. Which festival is cited in the specification with Exodus 12:14?

    • Pesach
    • Sukkot
    • Rosh Hashanah
    • Yom Kippur

  4. Which festival is named in the specification as involving temporary booths?

    • Pesach
    • Yom Kippur
    • Sukkot
    • Rosh Hashanah

  5. What three elements are studied for each festival in the specification?

    • History, prayer, charity
    • Date, fasting, song
    • Origin, meaning, celebration
    • Scripture, temple, law

  6. A family spends the evening of Rosh Hashanah eating apples and honey. Which festival is this?

    • Sukkot
    • Pesach
    • Yom Kippur
    • Rosh Hashanah

  7. What name is given to the solemn Jewish Day of Atonement?

    • Rosh Hashanah
    • Sukkot
    • Pesach
    • Yom Kippur

  8. What factor explains differences in festival observance among British Jews?

    • Synagogue closure
    • Diversity of practice
    • Lack of scripture
    • Changing calendar dates

  9. Which Jewish festival marks the start of the new year?

    • Yom Kippur
    • Sukkot
    • Rosh Hashanah
    • Pesach

  10. Which instrument is blown on Rosh Hashanah?

    • A silver trumpet
    • A drum
    • Shofar, a ram's horn
    • A flute

  11. How long does the traditional fast last on Yom Kippur?

    • Fourteen hours
    • Twenty-five hours
    • Twelve hours
    • Forty hours

  12. Which plants are waved during Sukkot?

    • Lulav and etrog
    • Matzah and maror
    • Apples and honey
    • Mint and sage

  13. What unleavened bread is eaten at Pesach?

    • Pitta
    • Chapatti
    • Matzah
    • Challah

  14. What is removed from Jewish homes before Pesach?

    • Chametz, leavened food
    • The mezuzah
    • The siddur
    • The tallit

  15. Which text guides the Seder meal at Pesach?

    • The Haggadah
    • The Mezuzah
    • The Ketubah
    • The Tallit

  16. What term describes the varied ways Jewish traditions observe festivals?

    • Secular adaptation
    • Orthodox uniformity
    • Diversity of practice
    • Biblical reform

  17. Which festival begins the ten days of repentance?

    • Pesach
    • Sukkot
    • Purim
    • Rosh Hashanah

  18. Which biblical event is primarily commemorated during Pesach?

    • Crossing Jordan
    • Receiving the law
    • Building the temple
    • Freedom from slavery

  19. Which festival commemorates the Israelites' journey through the wilderness?

    • Yom Kippur
    • Sukkot
    • Rosh Hashanah
    • Pesach

  20. What is the primary theme of Rosh Hashanah prayers?

    • Temple destruction
    • Harvest gratitude
    • Slavery freedom
    • God's judgement

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