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Jewish Gender & Feminism Quiz

How much do you know about gender issues in the Jewish past and present?

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Even as Jewish women have attained ritual and leadership opportunities formerly restricted to them, the history of female exclusion in Judaism continues to linger. How much do you know about gender issues in the Jewish past and present?

You answered {{correct}} of 10 correctly

Question 1 of 10
True or false: In the Bible, women are sometimes presented as equal to men, and sometimes as subordinate.
Question 2 of 10
What do medieval Jewish legal authorities think about wifebeating?
Question 3 of 10
Under Jewish law, an agunah, or "chained woman" whose husband deserts her, is missing, or refuses to grant a divorce, is:
Question 4 of 10
What are tekhines?
Question 5 of 10
Regina Jonas, often thought as the first female rabbi, was born and served as rabbi in which city?
Question 6 of 10
Which publication aims "to foster discussion of Jewish women's issues... and to give women greater choice in Jewish life"?
Question 7 of 10
What was Bella Abzug's profession before being elected to congress in 1971?
Question 8 of 10
According to the Zohar, who presides over the halls of the afterlife?
Question 9 of 10
Which of the following was NOT included in the "Call for Change" issued by the women of the Ezrat Nashim movement ing the 1970s?
Question 10 of 10
Which holiday, according to legend, was a reward given to the women of Israel because they refused to surrender their jewelry for the creation of the Golden Calf?
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