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Bar/Bat Mitzvah Quiz

How much do you know about this coming-of-age ceremony?

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Traditionally, being a bar/bat mitzvah meant that one was obligated to fulfill the mitzvot, or commandments. Today, boys and girls may mark this event by leading services, reading from the Torah, or doing community service projects.

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Question 1 of 10
Which of these things is a bar or bat mitzvah child required to perform?
Question 2 of 10
In some synagogues, normally after the completion of 10th grade religious school, what ceremony do teenagers participate in?
Question 3 of 10
What is the only ritual given in the Talmud pertaining to a bar mitzvah?
Question 4 of 10
Who had the first known public celebration of a bat mitzvah in the United States?
Question 5 of 10
True or false: Converted children are not allowed to read from the Torah.
Question 6 of 10
In the Book of Numbers, what age does God identify as an age of moral responsibility?
Question 7 of 10
The confirmation ceremony commonly takes place on what Jewish holiday?
Question 8 of 10
Who first enacted Jewish confirmation ceremonies?
Question 9 of 10
True or false: Before the Middle Ages, a pre-bar mitzvah boy was permitted to receive an aliyah and to put on tefillin publicly.
Question 10 of 10
When did the first bar mitzvah ceremonies occur?
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