Pesach Easy Quiz 2

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1. When the song asks, "Who knows twelve?" which is the answer?

Twelve months of the year
Twelve tribes of Israel
Twelve kings of Israel
Twelve signs of the zodiac

2. Inside Israel, for how many days is Passover celebrated?

6
7
8
9

3. What does the word "Seder" mean in Hebrew?

dinner
gathering
order
festival

4. During the Passover Seder why do we eat the bitter herbs?

They remind us to avoid bitterness to others
They were part of the first sandwich
They symbolize the bitterness of slavery
They represent the meager diet under the pharaoh

5. What are the three Pesach mitzvot that the Torah requires?

Eating matzoh, telling the story of the Exodus from Egypt, and not eating or owning chometz
Drinking four cups of wine, telling the story of Exodus from Egypt, and not eating or owning chometz
Drinking four cups of wine, eating matzoh, and reciting ma nishtana
Eating matzoh, drinking four cups of wine, and telling the story of the Exodus from Egypt

6. How should Jews feel during the Seder?

Like royalty at a banquet
As if they left Egypt today
Happy that the Egyptians were punished by the plagues
Like masters instead of slaves

7. What happened during the three days that the ninth plague lasted?

It hailed so heavily the crops were destroyed
The Egyptian cattle died
Locusts destroyed Egypt's crops, leaving them very little to eat
It was so dark no one could see

8. Which things are associated with the number four during the Seder?

Four questions, four cups of wine, four sons
Four questions, four cups of wine, four matzot
Four cups of wine, four matzot, four rabbis
Four cups of wine, four questions, four rabbis

9. One of the items on the Seder plate, charoset, is a mixture of apples, walnuts, wine, and spices. What is the symbolic meaning of the charoset?

It represents the sweetness of life for Hebrews after the Exodus
It represents the food of the rich
It represents the mortar the Hebrews used to build the Pharaoh's buildings
It represents the different types of people that left Egypt

10. Why do we have an egg on the Seder plate?

As a reminder of the food slaves used to eat in Egypt
As a symbol of a poor man's meal: egg, bread and water (matzoh for Passover)
It represents the sacrifice of the paschal lamb
As a symbol of mourning to remind us of the destruction of the Temple

11. Why do many households conduct a hide-and-seek game with the afikomen?

To keep children occupied while the Haggadah is read
To stimulate the active involvement of children in the Passover Seder
To help children learn the art of negotiating
To make sure the children eat the matzoh

12. Why do we spill a drop of wine when each of the the ten plagues is recited?

In memory of the Egyptian first-born
As an expression of sorrow for the pain suffered by the Egyptians
To represent the water in the Nile that turned to blood
To represent the blood of the Passover korban

13. Who was Moses' birth mother?

Batya
Yocheved
Amram
Zipporah

14. Of which tribe was Moses a member?

Binyamin
Levi
Reuben
Yehuda

15. In the Haggadah song "Chad Gadya" what did the dog do to the cat?

Ate the cat
Bit the cat
Chased the cat
Slew the cat