Afterlife & Messiah Quiz

The immortality of the soul, the World to Come, the resurrection of the dead, and the Messianic age are all part of Jewish tradition. How much do you know about this area of Jewish belief?

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Question 1. What is Gehinnom?
 An in-between zone between heaven and hell.
 The waiting-room for the afterlife.
 The Jewish version of purgatory or Hell.
 The Hebrew word for the World to Come.

 

Question 2. According to the Mishnah, who does not have a share in the World to Come?
 One who says that the resurrection of the dead is a teaching that does not derive from the Torah
 One who says that the Torah is not from heaven
 One who questions the rabbis
 A and B only
 All of these

 

Question 3. According to the Mishnah, who "brings a child into the World to Come"?
 His or her parents
 His or her teacher
 His or her siblings
 His or her previous incarnations

 

Question 4. True or false: In the Talmud, the afterlife is referred to as the "corrected world."
 True
 False

 

Question 5. In which book is the person who ushers in the World to Come called "The Messiah"?
 Zechariah
 Jeremiah
 Isaiah
 Micah
 None of these

 

Question 6. Which of these is NOT an example of modern messianism?
 Some Chabad Lubavitchers' beliefs about Menachem Mendel Schneerson
 Religious Zionist ideals
 Radical socialism
 Hasidism

 

Question 7. According to the Books of Ecclesiastes and Job, who goes down to Sheol after they die?
 Only evil men
 Only the poor
 Only free men
 Everyone

 

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