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Quiz on the Hebrew calendar and months
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  1. What was the Sanhedrin?
    a. The first appearance of the new moon.
    b. The group that adopted the Metonic year.
    c. The Jewish High Court.
    d. The name for the annual circuit of the moon.

  2. After whom was the metonic calendar named?
    a. A Babylonian astronomer.
    b. A Greek astronomer.
    c. Hillel II.
    d. A member of the Qumran community.

  3. What do the names of the twelve Jewish months come from?
    a. The Athenian calendar.
    b. The Babylonian calendar.
    c. The names of the letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
    d. The Roman Calendar.

  4. Which month in the Jewish calendar is sometimes repeated?
    a. Adar.
    b. Av.
    c. Tamuz.
    d. Tishri.

  5. Which month contains the Jewish secular new year?
    a. Adar.
    b. Av.
    c. Tamuz.
    d. Tishri.

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