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Basic Talmud Trivia Quiz

Asks basic questions about the Talmud.

A multiple-choice quiz by avromf. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
avromf

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
43,518

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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1585

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What is a Masechta? Hint

A tractate of the Talmud.

A single published book of the Talmud.

An order from the Talmud.

A page.

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Question 2 of 10

2. What does a 'daf' consist of? Hint

A single page.

A chapter.

A tractate.

Two sides of a page (folio).

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which rabbi does Abbaye most often have a 'machlokes' with? Hint

Rav

Rav Huna

Rava

Rav Ashi

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is a 'machlokes', a word that comes from Yiddish? Hint

An agreement.

A dispute.

An explanation.

A conversation.

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Question 5 of 10

5. A tractate of the Talmud always starts the first page counting with what Hebrew letter? Hint

Yud

Gimel

Bais

Aleph

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Question 6 of 10

6. The first tractate in the Talmud is called.... ? Hint

Bava Metzia

Shabbos

Berachos

Bava Kamma

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Question 7 of 10

7. How many Sedarim (orders) are there in the Talmud? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. The commentary that is printed on the inside columns of a Talmud is written by...? Hint

Rashbam

Baalai Tosphos

Rashi

The Vilna Gaon

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Question 9 of 10

9. There are two Talmuds. What are they? Hint

Bavli and Yerushalmi (Babylonian and Jerusalem)

Yerushalmi and Galil (Jerusalem and Galilee)

Bavli and Mitzri (Babylonian and Egyptian)

Bavli and Galil (Babylonian and Galilee)

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Question 10 of 10

10. What is the longest tractate (in number of dafim)? Hint

Bava Metzia

Shabbos

Bava Kama

Bava Basra

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is a Masechta?

Answer: A tractate of the Talmud.

A tractate can be thought of as a single 'book' of the Talmud, however, in many cases, a single published volume of the Talmud may have several tractates published in it.

2. What does a 'daf' consist of?

Answer: Two sides of a page (folio).

A daf is considered a single sheet of paper, i.e. two sides of a page. It is also called 'blatt' in Yiddish. It is subdivided into side a and b (or Aleph and Bais in Hebrew).

3. Which rabbi does Abbaye most often have a 'machlokes' with?

Answer: Rava

The machlokesim between Abbaye and Rava are the most numerous in the Talmud.

4. What is a 'machlokes', a word that comes from Yiddish?

Answer: A dispute.

5. A tractate of the Talmud always starts the first page counting with what Hebrew letter?

Answer: Bais

Bais is the second letter in the Hebrew alphabet.

6. The first tractate in the Talmud is called.... ?

Answer: Berachos

7. How many Sedarim (orders) are there in the Talmud?

Answer: 6

This is why the Talmud is sometimes called 'Shas' which is an acronym for 'Shisa Sedarim' or the six orders (major sections) which the Mishna and Talmud are divided into.

8. The commentary that is printed on the inside columns of a Talmud is written by...?

Answer: Rashi

Rashi is one of the most famous commentators on both the Talmud and the Bible (especially the Pentateuch) and his commentary is indispensible to understanding the Talmud. He lived in the 11th century.

9. There are two Talmuds. What are they?

Answer: Bavli and Yerushalmi (Babylonian and Jerusalem)

The more famous and more studied one is the Bavli.

10. What is the longest tractate (in number of dafim)?

Answer: Bava Basra

Bava Basra has 176 dafim making it the longest tractate. Also, the longest Torah portion (parsha) in the Torah is Naso, which has 176 verses (pesukim).

Source: Author avromf

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