Judaism and Jewish Population

True or false: The Kingdom of Israel was conquered by Babylonians in 721 BCE.

True or false: One becomes a Jew only by religious affiliation or conversion, and not by ancestry.

True or false: Jews are also called Israelites because they are descendants of Abraham.

True or false: The term 'Jews' in the present usage does not necessarily refer to followers or converts of Judaism.

True or false: Non-Jews are called Gentiles in the text.

True or false: The festival of Pesah (Passover) lasts for seven days

True or false: Shavu’ot (Pentecost) is a celebration of the autumn harvest season

True or false: Sukkot (Booths) is a festival where Jews build temporary booths and take their meals for two weeks

True or false: Rosh Hashanah celebrates the Jewish New Year and God’s creation of the world as described in the Torah

True or false: Yom Kippur is considered the happiest day among Jewish rituals

True or false: The Tanakh generally corresponds to the Old Testament of the Christian Bible with no differences in the order of the books.

True or false: The name 'Old Testament' is acceptable to all Jewish scholars.

True or false: Midrash writings are ordered independently of the layout of the Tanakh.

True or false: The Talmud consists of the Mishnah and Gemara, which are non-commentated writings.

True or false: The Gemara is a collection of legal and ethical commentaries on the Mishnah.

True or false: The Mishnah refers to the Written Torah and is a collection of oral instructions.

True or false: Midrash writings aim to make words, themes, or stories in the Tanakh less understandable and applicable to a person’s life.

True or false: The idea of Eve eating an apple in the Garden of Eden comes from the biblical story itself.

True or false: The Talmud is primarily focused on the interpretation of the New Testament.

True or false: The term 'Old Testament' suggests that it is meaningful only in relation to the 'New Testament'.