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Haskalah and Mendelssohn's Bi’ur Commentary Quiz

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What was the reaction of traditional Rabbis towards the German Haskalah movement?

They welcomed it with open arms.

They had a neutral stance.

They were indifferent to it.

They vehemently opposed it. (correct)

How did the Rabbis view the transformation initiated by the Haskalah?

They were indifferent to the changes.

They embraced it wholeheartedly.

They saw it as a positive evolution of Judaism.

They perceived it as a threat to Judaism. (correct)

What was the relationship between Haskalah and the struggle between Judaism and Hellenism?

There was no connection.

They were engaged in a similar struggle. (correct)

They were unrelated historical events.

They were opposites.

How did the maskilim view their attempt to reconcile Judaism with secular learning?

As a dangerous enterprise that threatened faith. Signup and view all the answers

Who was considered a great hero by the maskilim?

Maimonides Signup and view all the answers

What action did the Rabbis take in response to the dangers they perceived from the Haskalah movement?

They forbade devout Jews from reading certain materials like the Biur. Signup and view all the answers

What was the first major contribution of the Haskalah to modernization?

Translation of the Bible into German with a Hebrew commentary Signup and view all the answers

What did the Commentary by Mendelssohn and his associates depart from in their approach to the Bible?

Fanciful homiletical style Signup and view all the answers

Who tried to understand the Bible on its own terms unencumbered by midrashic elaborations?

Biurists through their Commentary Signup and view all the answers

What is a key way in which Jews acquired knowledge of the German language through the translation of the Bible?

By reading the Biur Commentary in German Signup and view all the answers

What was fully in line with the exegesis of medieval commentators like Abraham Ibn Ezra and Rashbam?

Stance of the Biurists regarding authorship of biblical books Signup and view all the answers

When did the periodical Hame'asef start being published?

1784 Signup and view all the answers