Students at Pardes, a pluralistic yeshiva in Jerusalem. Copyright: Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies

Talmud Quiz

How much do you know about this influential and complex body of Jewish teachings?

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The Talmud–which consists of the Mishnah and Gemara–explicates and builds upon the Torah’s laws and stories. How much do you know about this influential and complex body of Jewish teachings?

Question 1 of 10
Rabbi Akiba started studying Torah when he was how old?
Question 2 of 10
How is the Tosefta different from the Mishnah?
Question 3 of 10
According to the Talmud, which of these sages entered the Divine Pardes, or the Orchard, and came out sane and alive?
Question 4 of 10
Which is the standard edition of the Talmud?
Question 5 of 10
Which of the following people wrote a commentary on the Gemara?
Question 6 of 10
What did the Talmudic commentator Menahem Meiri think of Christians?
Question 7 of 10
What is the focus of the Brisk method of studying Gemara?
Question 8 of 10
What is a baraita?
Question 9 of 10
Where is the commentary of the Tosafot on a page of Talmud?
Question 10 of 10
Who was Beruriah?
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