Religious and Ethnic Minorities in Israel

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1. The Arab Christians in Israel constitute a minority within a minority. To which Christian denomination do most of Israel's native Christians belong? Baptist Assyrian Coptic Greek Orthodox

2. Which faith has its world headquarters in the coastal city of Haifa? Baha'i Sikh Zoroastrian Church of Latter-Day Saints

3. A small community of Armenians can be found in Israel, primarily in the Old City of Jerusalem. When did Armenian Christian first arrive in the Land of Israel? They came on pilgrimages during the Seventeenth Century and stayed They came during the Crusades During the Byzantine period The Ottoman Turks settled them as part of a trade agreement

4. What faith do the Gypsies in Israel practice? Orthodox Christianity Judaism Roman Catholicism Islam

5. Where did the Circassian community in Israel originate? The Caucasus Mountains Anatolia Iran South America

6. Which of the following is NOT true regarding the Bedouin in Israel? They live exclusively in the desert (Negev and Arava) Some still practice polygamy The men serve in the Israeli Army They are gradually moving from a nomadic life-style to settled villages

7. There is still a Samaritan community in Israel. True False

8. What distinguishes Karaites from mainstream Judaism? They observe the Sabbath on Sunday They accept only the written law (Torah) and the not the oral law (Talmud) They practice animal sacrifice They pray in Aramaic, rather than Hebrew

9. Where do the Black Hebrew originate? Chicago, USA Haiti Ethiopia The Atlas mountains

10. Which of the following is NOT true regarding the Druze community in Israel? The Druze faith combines aspects of other faiths The Druze community actively seeks new converts The Druze speak Arabic The Druze do not eat pork, smoke, or drink alcohol