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Jewish studies
  • 1. Which university offers a major and a minor in Judaic studies (JUST)?
A) Columbia University
B) Binghamton University
C) Harvard University
D) Brandeis University
  • 2. What is one of the two concentrations offered by the Judaic studies department at Binghamton University?
A) Jewish Communal Service
B) Modern Jewish Film
C) Zionist Studies
D) Jewish history and culture
  • 3. What is the second concentration offered by the Judaic studies department at Binghamton University?
A) Ancient Near East
B) Anti-Jewishness studies
C) European Jewry studies
D) Hebrew language and literature
  • 4. What kind of academic credits are available at Binghamton University for Judaic studies?
A) Teaching assistantship credits
B) Internship credits
C) Research assistantship credits
D) Study abroad credits
  • 5. Which center is newly located at Binghamton University?
A) Center for Modern Jewish Studies
B) National Center for Jewish Film
C) Steinhardt Social Research Institute
D) Center For Israel Studies
  • 6. What is the name of the school of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies at Brandeis University?
A) The Lown School
B) The Cohen School
C) The Tauber School
D) The Sarnat School
  • 7. Who was the founding chairman of the department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies at Brandeis?
A) Benjamin S. Hornstein
B) Jacob Goodman
C) Maurice Cohen
D) Simon Rawidowicz
  • 8. What graduate degrees are granted by the Brandeis department?
A) MA and PhD
B) PhD and Post-doc
C) BA and MA
D) BA and PhD
  • 9. Which program is housed within the Brandeis Lown School building?
A) Binghamton JUST major
B) Benjamin S. Hornstein Program in Jewish Communal Service
C) Center for Israel Studies
D) Hebrew language department
  • 10. What institute at Brandeis focuses on the study of European Jewry?
A) Sarnat Center
B) Goodman Institute
C) Steinhardt Institute
D) Tauber Institute
  • 11. Which organization is associated with the Lown School at Brandeis?
A) American Jewish Historical Society
B) Binghamton University
C) Simon Rawidowicz Foundation
D) Center for Israel Studies
  • 12. Which university is described as having the largest faculty in Jewish Studies of any secular American university?
A) State University of New York
B) Binghamton University
C) Brandeis University
D) The Lown School of Near Eastern Studies
  • 13. What does the Maurice and Marilyn Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies focus on?
A) Ancient Near East
B) Anti-Jewishness
C) Modern Jewish Studies
D) Jewish Film
  • 14. Which center at Brandeis studies the phenomenon of Anti-Jewishness?
A) Maurice and Marilyn Cohen Center
B) Jacob and Libby Goodman Institute
C) Bernard G. and Rhoda G. Sarnat Center
D) Tauber Institute
  • 15. What is the focus of the Jacob and Libby Goodman Institute at Brandeis?
A) The Study of Zionism
B) The Study of European Jewry
C) Jewish Communal Service
D) Modern Jewish Studies
  • 16. How many teaching departments are in the school of Jewish studies at Bar-Ilan University?
A) 11
B) 300
C) 14
D) 21
  • 17. Who oversees the excavations of the site of biblical Gath of the Philistines?
A) The Whizin Center
B) Prof. Aren Maier
C) The Ziegler School
D) The Ingeborg Rennert Center
  • 18. What is the primary function of the American Jewish University's Whizin Center?
A) Continuing Education
B) Rabbinical training
C) Political advocacy
D) Archaeological research
  • 19. In which city is the American University located?
A) Los Angeles
B) Washington, D.C.
C) Ramat-Gan
D) Tel Aviv
  • 20. How many research institutes are at the Bar-Ilan University school of Jewish studies?
A) 21
B) 11
C) 14
D) 300
  • 21. Which edition of the Mikraot Gdolot is considered the most accurate?
A) Mikraot Gdolot Haketer
B) The Ramat-Gan standard
C) The Responsa edition
D) The University of Jerusalem edition
  • 22. Where is Jewish studies as a distinct academic field mainly present?
A) East Asia
B) South America
C) North America
D) Western Europe
  • 23. The term 'Wissenschaft des Judentums' originated in which city?
A) Vienna
B) Jerusalem
C) Berlin
D) New York
  • 24. Who founded the Verein für Kultur und Wissenschaft der Juden around 1819?
A) Moses Moser
B) Leopold Zunz
C) Eduard Gans
D) Arnold Band
  • 25. In what decade did the term 'Wissenschaft des Judentums' first appear?
A) 1840s
B) 1860s
C) 1790s
D) 1810s
  • 26. Where is foundational education conducted in Orthodox Judaism?
A) Universities
B) Seminaries
C) Yeshivas
D) Middle schools
  • 27. Who published an article in 1966 calling attention to the spread of Jewish studies in American colleges?
A) Eduard Gans
B) Heinrich Heine
C) Leopold Zunz
D) Arnold Band
  • 28. What academic field is NOT explicitly mentioned as a component of the interdisciplinary nature of Jewish studies?
A) Sociology
B) Archeology
C) Political science
D) Engineering
  • 29. In what year was the Institute of Jewish Studies of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem established?
A) 1914
B) 1924
C) 1948
D) 1934
  • 30. How many teaching departments are included in the Institute of Jewish Studies at the Hebrew University?
A) 18
B) 12
C) 8
D) 50
  • 31. How many research institutes are part of the Institute of Jewish Studies at the Hebrew University?
A) 8
B) 100
C) 18
D) 50
  • 32. Approximately how many students pursue degrees at the Institute of Jewish Studies at the Hebrew University?
A) Over 1200
B) Over 500
C) Over 100
D) Over 5000
  • 33. How many museums are located in Jerusalem that contain resources pertinent to Jewish studies?
A) Over 100
B) Some 50
C) 18
D) 8
  • 34. How many rabbinical colleges are located in Jerusalem?
A) 18
B) 50
C) 8
D) Over 100
  • 35. When was the Institute of Jewish Studies established relative to the opening of the Hebrew University?
A) Exactly one year after
B) A few months before
C) On the same day
D) Ten years after
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