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What is Hanukkah?

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  • How many days is Hanukkah?
    5
    8
    1
    10
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  • What does the word "lunar" mean?
    crazy
    moon
    stars
    sun
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  • Why do the dates of Hanukkah change each year?
    Jewish leaders decide the dates each year
    Because it is based on the phases of the moon
    Because jewish law says it must be on different days each year
    The dates are based on the spinning of the dreidel
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  • They re-entered their sacred temple which was badly defiled and in need of purification. What does defiled" mean?
    To get fixed
    It was clean
    It was dirty, unpure, ruined
    They needed to file papers
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  • They re-entered their sacred temple which was badly defiled and in need of purification. What does "purification" mean?
    to destroy
    to make dirty
    to make pure or clean
    to burn oil
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  • According to the article, what did they do to purify the temple?
    Wiped the floor and walls with sacred cloth
    Chanted prayers for eight hours
    Burned oil for eight days
    Washed the inside of the temple with scented oils
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  • According to the article, what does the word "Hanukkah" mean?
    Purification
    Candles
    Dedication
    Temple
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  • What is Hanukkah called?
    Happy New Year
    Kwaanza
    The Miracle of Lights
    The Phases of the Moon
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  • What is a menorah?
    chocolate candy
    oil
    A nine branched candelabrum
    potato pancakes
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  • What is the significance of burning or lighting the menorah for eight days during Hanukkah?
    It represents the miracle of burning the oil in the menorah for eight days.
    It represents the eight-day war with Syrian-Greek soldiers.
    It is about the eight Jewish blessings.
    It is about the wisdom of the eight Jewish High Priests.
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  • What is the meaning of eating pancakes and donuts?
    They are fried in oil to represent the oil that purified the temple.
    These foods give Jews spiritual purity.
    These foods were the first eaten after winning the Syrian-Greek war.
    Pancakes and donuts represent the circle of life.
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  • What are sufganiyot?
    a dreidel
    chocolate candy
    potato pancakes
    jelly doughnuts
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  • What are latkes?
    chocolate candy
    potato pancakes
    candles
    jelly doughnuts
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