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