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Etgar Quiz no 264

Try our Purim-flavoured Jewish knowledge test

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1) Which of these is not a mitzvah of Purim:

a) to listen to the Megillah

b) to dress up

c) to give presents of two types of food to friends

d) to give charity to at least two poor people

e) to enjoy a festive meal

2) In the book of Esther, what was King Achashverosh's last act?

a) he taxed the people

b) he threw a party

c) he had Haman hanged

d) he established Purim

e) he wrote Megilat Esther

Answer a

3) Queen Esther's Hebrew name was

a) Etta

b) Iris

c) Atarah

d) Tzipporah

e) Hadassah

4) One of the mitzvot of Purim is matanot la'evyonim which entails:

a) holding a festive meal

b) giving a gift of food to friends

c) getting tipsy

d) wearing fancy dress

e) giving money to poor people

5) Shushan Purim is celebrated by:

a) Chasidim

b) residents of Jerusalem

c) evegetarians

d) women called "Shoshana"

e) members of the IDF

6) Which tribe did Mordechai come from?

a) Levi

b) Benjamin

c) Menashe

d) Judah

e) Dan

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 Answers: 1b, 2a, 3e, 4e, 5b, 6b
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