Crime and punishment in the Torah - Quiz
Crime and punishment in the Torah
  • 1. What happened to Lot's wife when she looked back while fleeing Sodom and Gomorrah?
A) She became a pillar of salt
B) She was turned into stone
C) She was exiled from the land
D) She was consumed by fire
  • 2. Who did Noah curse to be a servant to his brother's servants?
A) Japheth
B) Shem
C) Ham
D) Canaan
  • 3. Why did God kill Onan?
A) For stealing from his father
B) For depriving his sister-in-law of child
C) For worshipping other gods
D) For murdering his brother
  • 4. What was the specific action Onan took that violated his duty to Tamar?
A) Marrying another woman
B) Withdrawing before climax
C) Refusing to marry her
D) Abandoning her in the desert
  • 5. What activity resulted in a man being executed after being caught doing it on the Sabbath?
A) Picking up sticks
B) Lighting a fire
C) Working in the fields
D) Traveling beyond the limit
  • 6. In the case of a rape of a betrothed woman in the country, who receives the death penalty?
A) Only the man
B) Both the man and the woman
C) Neither of them
D) Only the woman
  • 7. Which of the following is explicitly listed as a crime punishable by death in the text?
A) Breaking a promise
B) Bestiality
C) Lying to an elder
D) Stealing grain
  • 8. What is the only crime for which the text says a ransom cannot be accepted to commute the death penalty?
A) Witchcraft
B) Adultery
C) Cursing a parent
D) Premeditated murder
  • 9. What is the legal practice formulated in the days of Moses to preserve a family line through a childless widow?
A) Dowry law
B) Inheritance tax
C) Polygamy
D) Levirate marriage
  • 10. According to traditional interpretation, how many of the capital crimes could have their sanction commuted by a substitute?
A) Only the minor ones
B) None of them
C) Almost all of them except murder
D) All of them without exception
  • 11. What punishment is prescribed for someone caught practicing witchcraft?
A) The death penalty
B) Exile from the community
C) A heavy fine
D) Public shaming
  • 12. What is said regarding the actual implementation of the death penalty in ancient Israel?
A) There is little evidence it was often carried out
B) It was rarely permitted by judges
C) It was carried out strictly in every case
D) It was only carried out during wartime
  • 13. How many commandments does Judaism teach are contained in the Torah?
A) 1000
B) 10
C) 100
D) 613
  • 14. Which laws are described as applying to humanity in general?
A) Noahide Laws
B) Ten Commandments
C) Great Commandment
D) Levitical Law
  • 15. Which cities were the Israelites forced to build for Pharaoh?
A) Egypt and Shittim
B) Jerusalem and Jericho
C) Pithom and Ra'amses
D) Midian and Moab
  • 16. Where were the Israelites staying when they began interacting with the people of Moab and Midian?
A) The Tabernacle
B) Egypt
C) Shittim
D) The desert of Sinai
  • 17. What were the Israelite men doing that caused the LORD to order a daylight execution?
A) Stealing from the Levites
B) Fornicating and worshipping Moabite deities
C) Building cities for Pharaoh
D) Refusing to fight the Midianites
  • 18. Who killed Zimri and Cozbi with a javelin?
A) Eleazar
B) Moses
C) Phinehas
D) Aaron
  • 19. Who was the daughter of Zur that was brought into the tent by Zimri?
A) A virgin of Israel
B) A Moabite queen
C) Cozbi
D) The daughter of Aaron
  • 20. How many men were sent in the army against the Midianites?
A) 500
B) 613
C) 12,000
D) 1,000
  • 21. Why was Moses angry with the army when they returned from Midian?
A) They killed all the virgins
B) They brought back the women who caused the previous trespasses
C) They did not follow the orders of the Levites
D) They did not bring back enough spoils
  • 22. Which captives were ordered to be preserved alive by Moses?
A) Female virgins
B) All male children
C) All captive women
D) The Midianite elders
  • 23. To whom was one out of every fifty items of the Israelites' booty given?
A) Phinehas
B) The Levites
C) The army commanders
D) The children of Israel
  • 24. What is the relationship between Phinehas and Aaron?
A) Grandson
B) Brother
C) Cousin
D) Son
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