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Answer all questions in your exam booklet. Write clearly. I. Answer all questions, in order. Write each number and, next to it, the letter that indicates the correct answer. (15 points) 1. R. Elijah Gaon was: b) head of the Rabbinical Court (Beth Din) of Vilna 2. R. Shneur Zalman was author of: c) neither of the above 3. R. Shneur Zalman attempted to reconcile Hasidim and Mitnagdim by: c) meeting with the Gaon 4. The oldest of the disciples of The Great Maggid was: c) R. Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk 5. The second ban against the Hasidim was occasioned by: b) the aliyah of Hasidim to Palestine 6. Residents of Vilna were shocked when the Gaon died because: c) Zealous Hasidim celebrated his death. Here is the cleaned and formatted version of your exam content, with smaller en dashes used throughout, odd characters removed, and original wording preserved:Rabbi Avigdor of Pinsk was: a) the first Sephardi follower of Hasidim b) a saintly recluse c) an informer8 – How did R. Shneur Zalman attempt to placate Hasidism's opponents? a) dedicating his book to the Gaon b) by visiting towns and villages and acquainting himself with people c) rejoining the KahalWho was in charge of the distribution of charity funds to Palestine? a) Abraham of Kalisk b) Besht c) AvigdorWhat did some Hasidim charge R. Shneur Zalman with? a) making light of the study of Torah b) founding an intellectual aristocracy c) intolerance towards MitnagdimThe fact that more has been written about R. Nachman of Bratslav than about all other Hasidic leaders proves – a) that he impressed himself upon the modern mind as the most original b) his eminence as a theologian c) that he restated the Besht's principles in philosophical idiomWhat inconsistency was found in R. Nachman’s character? a) he was indifferent, while teaching enthusiasm b) he was ignorant, while practicing learning c) he was boastful, while emphasizing modestyThe group of followers of R. Nachman consisted of – a) intelligent and spiritually alert y…
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Judaic Studies 41K: Final Examination (1975)

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