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Suffering & Evil Quiz

Why do bad things happen to good people?

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Jewish thinkers throughout the ages have asked: Why do bad things happen to good people?

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Question 1 of 10
According to Judaism, why do bad things happen to good people?
Question 2 of 10
What is the Sitra Ahra?
Question 3 of 10
True or false: In the Talmud, the rabbis tend to focus on theological solutions to the problem of evil, rather than the human response to suffering.
Question 4 of 10
In Reeve Robert Brenner's study documenting Holocaust survivors' faith in God, what results were found?
Question 5 of 10
Which of these offenses was not penalized by karet?
Question 6 of 10
Who said that "in strict covenant theology, there can be no innocent sufferers"?
Question 7 of 10
Who called evil "the most difficult matter…with which scholars of all ages, people and tongues have struggled"?
Question 8 of 10
According to the Book of Ezekiel, can someone be punished for the deeds of his or her ancestors?
Question 9 of 10
According to the Bible, what did God promise to the Jews at Mt. Sinai, if they followed God's ways?
Question 10 of 10
True or false: In traditional Jewish thought, Satan does not exist.
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