Pesach Not-So-Easy Quiz 2

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1. All first-born males are obligated to fast on the day before Passover. How may this obligation be waived?

By giving a half-shekel to charity
By reading the Torah portion of the week
By taking part in a seudah, such as the meal after a bris or after a siyyum
By receiving an aliyah the Shabbat before Pesach

2. On what day do we start saying t'filat tal?

On the first day of Passover
On the second day of Passover
On the last day of Passover
On the first day after Passover ends

3. The four cups of wine represent the four expressions of redemption. What are they?

You became slaves, I saved you, I killed the Egyptians, I brought you to Har Sinai
I took you out, I saved you, I brought you to Har Sinai, I took you for Myself as a people
I took you out, I saved you, I redeemed you, I took you for Myself as a people
You became slaves, I saved you, I killed the Egyptians, I took you for Myself as a people

4. What is the Haggadah song "Adir Hu" about?

That God will watch over Israel
That God will build the Temple soon
That God will remember the covenant with Abraham
That God will protect Israel from its enemies

5. According to rabbinic tradition, how old was Moshe's mother, Yocheved, when she gave birth to Moshe?

55 years old
60 years old
120 years old
130 years old

6. Why is red wine rather than white wine served during the Seder meal?

Red wine was more available than white wine
There was no white wine during the days of the exodus
The Talmud considers red wine superior to white wine
Moses turned the Nile water to blood which is red

7. Why are perforations made in matzot before its being placed in the oven?

They represent the blisters Egyptians had during the plague of boils
They allow for the air to escape preventing fermentation
To make the matzot easier to break straight
To make it easier to eat and digest

8. How many days did the plague of blood last?

1
3
5
7

9. After which plague did God begin to "harden Pharaoh's heart"?

Lice (the third)
Boils (the sixth)
Hail (the seventh)
Locusts (the eighth)

10. Which was the first plague that Pharaoh's sorcerers could not duplicate?

Turning blood to water
Frogs
Lice
Hail

11. What are the three holidays that Jews visited the Temple in Jerusalem?

Passover, Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot
Passover, Sukkot, Yom Kippur
Passover, Shavuot, Sukkot
Passover, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah

12. What are the names of the three ceremonial matzot on the Seder table?

Moses, Aharon, Miriam
Abraham, Isaac, Jacob
Kohen, Levi, Yisrael
Freedom, Redemption, Worship

13. Pesach symbolizes which of the following for the Jewish people?

the liberation from Egypt
the salvation power of God
the triumph of God over idolatry
the Giving of the Law at Mt. Sinai

14. Which of the following does the omer symbolize?

the exodus from Egypt and the wheat offering in the Temple
the barley offering in the Temple
the barley offering in the Temple and the counting period till Shavu'ot
the exodus from Egypt and the counting period till Shavu'ot

15. Matzoh ashira, matzoh made with egg or fruit juice instead of water, may be used during Pesach...

never
only if it's marked "kosher for Pesach"
by everyone, if it's kosher for Pesach, but during the Seder only by elderly and infirm people
during Pesach by elderly and infirm people, but not at the Seder