Pesach Not-So-Easy Quiz 1

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1. The baal haHaggadah (author of the Haggadah) understands the expression "from disgrace to honor" to mean which of the following?

going from slavery to freedom
going from idol worship to worship of God
both going from slavery to freedom and from idol worship to worship of God
our fathers were Aramean (idol-worshipping) slaves and we became free people

2. Why do we not say Hallel on the last six days of Pesach?

While God is sitting on the throne of judgment, is it possible for Yisrael to sing praises to Him?
Because Hallel is not said for miracles occurring outside of Eretz Yisrael
With open miracles, such as the pillar of smoke/fire, we do not require Hallel to be said
God said, "My creatures are drowning in the sea, and you want to sing praise?"

3. Which of these are the other names for Passover?

Zeman Heirutenu and Redemption from Slavery
Chag Ha'aviv and Chag Hamatzot
Pesach and Festival of Freedom
Chag Hamatzot and Festival of Freedom

4. Which of these is not useable for maror?

romaine lettuce leaves
sprigs of parsley
grated horseradish
Belgian endive

5. What is the meaning of the expression bittul chametz?

selling one's chametz, before Pesach, to a non-Jew
declaring one's chametz to be ownerless
physical destruction of the chametz
removing all chamatz from the home

6. What is the meaning of the expression mechirat chametz?

selling one's chametz, before Pesach, to a non-Jew
declaring one's chametz to be ownerless
physical destruction of the chametz
removing all chamatz from the home

7. The "purpose" of the Exodus (as God tells Moshe explicitly at the Burning Bush) was which?

freeing the Israelites from slavery
proof of God's powers to the Egyptians
the revelation of God
to bring the Israelites to the Promised Land

8. When the song asks, "Who knows thirteen?" which of these is the answer?

Rabbi Yishmael's thirteen rules for interpreting the Torah
the Thirteen Characteristics of God
the age of bar mitzvah
the thirteen things that separate the Jews from the other nations of the world

9. The minimum size of the cup to be used for Arbah Kosot is approximately how many fluid ounces?

0.5
2.2
3.3
5.3

10. If erev Pesach falls on a weekday evening, the house should be searched for chametz on which evening?

thirteenth of Nisan
fourteenth of Nisan
fifteenth of Nisan
before nightfall on the fifteenth of Nisan

11. The original ingredients of the korech were which of the following?

matzoh, maror, karpas
matzoh, maror, gefilte fish
matzah, maror, paschal sacrifice
matzoh, karpas, paschal sacrifice

12. The measure of the portion size for keeping the mitzvot of the Seder (and in many other areas of Jewish law), is an amount the size of which of these?

a date
a fig
an olive
an egg

13. What is bi'ur chametz?

the destruction of all the chametz
the eating of the chametz
the searching for the chametz
the selling the chametz to a non-Jew

14. How many times does Moshe's name appear in the Haggadah?

none
once
five times
eighteen times

15. Which book is read in the synagogue during Passover?

Song of Songs
Exodus
Ecclesiastes
Lamentations