Jews & Non-Jews Quiz

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Today, Jews are in dialogue and cooperation with other religions, even rethinking the definitions of Jewishness and chosenness. But what do you know about the history of the relationship between Jews and non-Jews?

Question 1 of 10
Which of the following is among the Noahide laws?
Question 2 of 10
Which tractate of the Talmud specifically deals with the subject of non-Jewish worship practices?
Question 3 of 10
What was the name for the synthesis of Judaism with Greek ideas?
Question 4 of 10
True or false: The biblical and rabbinic attitudes toward non-Jews reflect the presumption that non-Jews are idolaters, and that idolatry is associated with moral deviance.
Question 5 of 10
True or false: In the Middle Ages, the position solidified among Jewish scholars that Islam was not idolatry.
Question 6 of 10
Why did rabbis in the Talmud often temper restrictive laws that separated Jews from non-Jews?
Question 7 of 10
Who said "All those words of Jesus of Nazareth and of this Ishmaelite [Muhammad] who arose after him are only to make straight the path for the messianic king and to prepare the whole world to serve the Lord together"?
Question 8 of 10
What is hukkot ha-goy?
Question 9 of 10
Aside from Greek language, what other aspect of Greek life did Jews incorporate into their lives during the rise of Hellenism?
Question 10 of 10
Jewish baby boomers have been attracted in large numbers to practices of
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