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Purim Quiz

How much do you know about this festive holiday?

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Purim is the most carnivalesque Jewish holiday. It is a day when norms are subverted and reversed to commemorate the reversal of fortune recorded in the Book of Esther.

How much do you know about Purim?

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Question 1 of 10
On Purim we read the Book of Esther
Question 2 of 10
Written evidence of Purim shpiels (Yiddish for "Purim play") exists in Europe dating back to the
Question 3 of 10
The comic plays performed on Purim are called
Question 4 of 10
During Megillah reading, it is customary to say the names of Haman's sons
Question 5 of 10
At the end of the Purim story, we hear that the Jews killed how many of their enemies?
Question 6 of 10
Who is not mentioned in the Book of Esther
Question 7 of 10
Matanot la'evyonim are
Question 8 of 10
The Shabbat before Purim is called
Question 9 of 10
Josephus, a Jewish historian of the first century of the Common Era, paraphrases the story of Esther in
Question 10 of 10
Purim Katan is observed
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