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) Ham
C) Shem
D) Canaan
  • 3. Why did God kill Onan?
A) For worshipping other gods
B) For murdering his brother
C) For stealing from his father
D) For depriving his sister-in-law of child
  • 4. What was the specific action Onan took that violated his duty to Tamar?
A) Withdrawing before climax
B) Marrying another woman
C) Abandoning her in the desert
D) Refusing to marry her
  • 5. What activity resulted in a man being executed after being caught doing it on the Sabbath?
A) Traveling beyond the limit
B) Working in the fields
C) Lighting a fire
D) Picking up sticks
  • 6. In the case of a rape of a betrothed woman in the country, who receives the death penalty?
A) Only the woman
B) Both the man and the woman
C) Only the man
D) Neither of them
  • 7. Which of the following is explicitly listed as a crime punishable by death in the text?
A) Lying to an elder
B) Stealing grain
C) Bestiality
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) Adultery
B) Witchcraft
C) Premeditated murder
D) Cursing a parent
  • 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) Polygamy
C) Inheritance tax
D) Levirate marriage
  • 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) None of them
C) Almost all of them except murder
D) Only the minor ones
  • 11. What punishment is prescribed for someone caught practicing witchcraft?
A) Exile from the community
B) Public shaming
C) The death penalty
D) A heavy fine
  • 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 only carried out during wartime
D) It was carried out strictly in every case
  • 13. How many commandments does Judaism teach are contained in the Torah?
A) 613
B) 10
C) 1000
D) 100
  • 14. Which laws are described as applying to humanity in general?
A) Ten Commandments
B) Noahide Laws
C) Great Commandment
D) Levitical Law
  • 15. Which cities were the Israelites forced to build for Pharaoh?
A) Jerusalem and Jericho
B) Midian and Moab
C) Pithom and Ra'amses
D) Egypt and Shittim
  • 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) Shittim
D) The Tabernacle
  • 17. What were the Israelite men doing that caused the LORD to order a daylight execution?
A) Refusing to fight the Midianites
B) Fornicating and worshipping Moabite deities
C) Stealing from the Levites
D) Building cities for Pharaoh
  • 18. Who killed Zimri and Cozbi with a javelin?
A) Moses
B) Aaron
C) Eleazar
D) Phinehas
  • 19. Who was the daughter of Zur that was brought into the tent by Zimri?
A) A Moabite queen
B) Cozbi
C) A virgin of Israel
D) The daughter of Aaron
  • 20. How many men were sent in the army against the Midianites?
A) 613
B) 1,000
C) 12,000
D) 500
  • 21. Why was Moses angry with the army when they returned from Midian?
A) They did not follow the orders of the Levites
B) They did not bring back enough spoils
C) They brought back the women who caused the previous trespasses
D) They killed all the virgins
  • 22. Which captives were ordered to be preserved alive by Moses?
A) All male children
B) Female virgins
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 Levites
C) The children of Israel
D) Phinehas
  • 24. What is the relationship between Phinehas and Aaron?
A) Grandson
B) Son
C) Brother
D) Cousin
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