Easy Sukkot Quiz

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1. The fruit included with the Four Species is the …

lemon.
citron.
pomegranite.
date.

2. The lively parades which circle around the shul on Simchat Torah are called …

hoshanot.
hakafot.
minchagim.
ushpizin.

3. The palm branch is called the …

hadas.
aravah.
lulav.
etrog.

4. A borrowed lulav set …

is acceptable to use for the mitzvah of blessing the Four Species.
can be used to perform the mitzvah if the set was given as a gift.
can be used only in the sukkah, not in services.
can only be used after the first full holiday days of the festival.

5. One traditional name for Sukkot is the …

"Time of our Happiness."
"Time of our Freedom."
"Time of the Giving of the Law."
"Time of our Harvest."

6. The "Three Regalim" are which of these?

Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, and Pesach
Rosh Hashanah, Sukkot, and Shavuot
Sukkot, Chanukah, and Purim
Sukkot, Pesach, and Shavuot

7. A sukkah has to be able to remain standing …

in an average wind.
in a windstorm.
for eight days.
during heavy rain.

8. Which of the following may be used as s'khakh?

bamboo poles
woven plastic screen
wooden planks
canvas

9. Because an etrog has both a taste and a smell, it symbolizes a person who …

knows Torah and performs good deeds.
knows Torah and is regarded as a scholar.
knows Torah and is a community leader.
observes the mitzvot and performs good deeds.

10. In Israel, the following two holidays are celebrated on the same day:

Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah
Hoshanah Rabbah and Simchat Torah
Hoshanah Rabbah and Shemini Atzaret
None, they are observed on different days

11. The days between the first two days of Sukkot and Shemini Atzeret are called ...

the "Ten Days of Repentance"
"Chol HaMoed"
the "Nine Days"
the "Arba`ah Minim"

12. A sukkah built on the deck of a ship ...

is kasher.
is pasul.
can only be used if the ship is at anchor.
can be used, but the blessings are not recited.

13. Holding the Four Species together for the blessing represents the ...

unity of the Jewish people.
mitzvah of performing the blessing.
four characteristics of the Jewish people.
desire to become close to God.

14. The maximum area of a sukkah is ...

about 20 x 20 feet, large enough for a family.
the size of a typical back yard.
not larger than one's home.
as large as you want: there is no maximum area.

15. If, when Sukkot begins, one finds himself to be suffering in his sukkah from the cold, he should remain there.

True
False