Positive vs Negative Commandments Quiz - Thou Shalt vs Thou Shalt Not

Can you tell the difference between a positive commandment ("thou shalt") and a negative commandment ("thou shalt not")? Test your knowledge of the 248 positive and 365 negative commandments.

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• Answer all questions below and click Submit when complete
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• Results will show immediately after submission
• This quiz takes approximately 30 minutes
• Test your biblical knowledge and learn from detailed explanations!

1.Is the commandment 'Know there is a G-d' a positive or negative commandment?

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Exodus 20:2

A)Neither

B)Positive

C)Both

D)Negative

2.Which book contains the commandment 'Do not make an idol for yourself'?

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Exodus 20:4

A)Leviticus

B)Numbers

C)Deuteronomy

D)Exodus

3.How many negative commandments are there among the 613 mitzvot?

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A)248

B)613

C)120

D)365

4.Which of the following is a positive commandment related to the Torah?

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Deuteronomy 6:7

A)Do not listen to a false prophet

B)Learn the Law (Torah)

C)Do not hate fellow covenant members

D)Do not destroy objects associated with G-d's Name

5.Does the commandment 'Do not eat meat of an animal that was mortally wounded' belong to positive or negative commandments?

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Exodus 22:31

A)Both

B)Negative

C)Positive

D)Neither

6.True or False: The commandment 'Bless the Almighty after eating' is a positive commandment.

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Deuteronomy 8:10

TrueFalse

7.What category does the commandment 'The priests must bless the Israelite nation daily' fall under?

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Numbers 6:23

A)Prayer and Confession

B)Temple and Sacred Objects

C)Levites & Priests

D)Appointed Times

8.The traditional enumeration of the 613 commandments includes 248 positive commandments which correspond to ________.

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A)Days of the year

B)Human bones

C)Stars in the sky

D)Letters in the Torah

9.Which commandment prohibits 'Women must not wear men's clothing'?

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Deuteronomy 22:5

A)Deuteronomy 22:5

B)Leviticus 19:17

C)Numbers 6:23

D)Exodus 20:4

10.True or False: The commandment 'Do not listen to a false prophet' is positive.

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Deuteronomy 13:4

TrueFalse

11.In which category is the commandment 'Rest on the eighth day of the Feast of Tabernacles' classified?

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Leviticus 23:36

A)Food

B)Sacrifices and Offerings

C)Appointed Times

D)Marriage and Family

12.How many positive commandments are there among the 613 mitzvot?

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A)120

B)613

C)365

D)248

13.True or False: The commandment 'Do not curse your father and mother' is negative.

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Exodus 21:17

TrueFalse

14.Which commandment requires 'The court must send the accidental murderer to a city of refuge'?

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Numbers 35:25

A)Exodus 21:20

B)Deuteronomy 24:6

C)Numbers 35:25

D)Leviticus 19:15

15.Identify the type of commandment: 'Do not eat bread from new grain before the Omer'.

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Leviticus 23:14

A)Positive

B)Neither

C)Negative

D)Both

16.There are 365 negative commandments in the 613 mitzvot, which traditionally correspond to the number of ________.

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A)Tribes of Israel

B)Human bones

C)Letters in the Torah

D)Days of the year

17.Which book contains the commandment 'The high priest must not marry a widow'?

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Leviticus 21:14

A)Leviticus

B)Numbers

C)Deuteronomy

D)Exodus

18.True or False: The commandment 'Appoint judges' is a positive commandment.

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Deuteronomy 16:18

TrueFalse

19.Which of the following commandments is classified under the category 'Food' and is positive?

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Leviticus 11:2

A)Do not eat bread from new grain before the Omer

B)Do not eat non-kosher flying insects

C)Do not eat meat of an animal that was mortally wounded

D)Examine the signs of animals to distinguish kosher

20.What is the nature of the commandment 'Do not desire another's possession'?

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Deuteronomy 5:18

A)Both

B)Neither

C)Positive

D)Negative

21.True or False: The book of Leviticus contains more negative commandments than positive commandments according to the data provided.

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TrueFalse

22.Which commandment requires 'The high priest must bring a meal offering every day'?

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Leviticus 6:20

A)Leviticus 6:20

B)Numbers 6:23

C)Exodus 21:20

D)Deuteronomy 12:17

23.Which commandment forbids contacting the dead?

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Deuteronomy 18:11

A)Do not eat non-kosher flying insects

B)Do not desire another's possession

C)Do not curse the head of state

D)Do not attempt to contact the dead

24.True or False: The commandment 'Destroy the seven Canaanite nations' is a positive commandment.

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Deuteronomy 20:17

TrueFalse

25.Which category includes the commandment 'The Levite must set aside a tenth of his tithe for the priest'?

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Numbers 18:26

A)Sacrifices and Offerings

B)Terumah and Tithes

C)Slaves and Servants

D)Food

Positive vs Negative Commandments Quiz - Thou Shalt vs Thou Shalt Not

Instructions

1.Is the commandment 'Know there is a G-d' a positive or negative commandment?

2.Which book contains the commandment 'Do not make an idol for yourself'?

3.How many negative commandments are there among the 613 mitzvot?

4.Which of the following is a positive commandment related to the Torah?

5.Does the commandment 'Do not eat meat of an animal that was mortally wounded' belong to positive or negative commandments?

6.True or False: The commandment 'Bless the Almighty after eating' is a positive commandment.

7.What category does the commandment 'The priests must bless the Israelite nation daily' fall under?

8.The traditional enumeration of the 613 commandments includes 248 positive commandments which correspond to ________.

9.Which commandment prohibits 'Women must not wear men's clothing'?

10.True or False: The commandment 'Do not listen to a false prophet' is positive.

11.In which category is the commandment 'Rest on the eighth day of the Feast of Tabernacles' classified?

12.How many positive commandments are there among the 613 mitzvot?

13.True or False: The commandment 'Do not curse your father and mother' is negative.

14.Which commandment requires 'The court must send the accidental murderer to a city of refuge'?

15.Identify the type of commandment: 'Do not eat bread from new grain before the Omer'.

16.There are 365 negative commandments in the 613 mitzvot, which traditionally correspond to the number of ________.

17.Which book contains the commandment 'The high priest must not marry a widow'?

18.True or False: The commandment 'Appoint judges' is a positive commandment.

19.Which of the following commandments is classified under the category 'Food' and is positive?

20.What is the nature of the commandment 'Do not desire another's possession'?

21.True or False: The book of Leviticus contains more negative commandments than positive commandments according to the data provided.

22.Which commandment requires 'The high priest must bring a meal offering every day'?

23.Which commandment forbids contacting the dead?

24.True or False: The commandment 'Destroy the seven Canaanite nations' is a positive commandment.

25.Which category includes the commandment 'The Levite must set aside a tenth of his tithe for the priest'?

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