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  • 1. According to a 2013 Pew Research Center survey, what percentage of American Jews rated humor as essential to their Jewish identity?
A) 42 percent
B) 33 percent
C) 25 percent
D) 50 percent
  • 2. In the joke about the Reform Rabbi playing golf on Yom Kippur, what does God do to punish him?
A) He makes him lose his golf clubs.
B) He makes him hit a miraculous hole-in-one.
C) He strikes him with lightning.
D) He bans him from the synagogue.
  • 3. Why is the Reform Rabbi's hole-in-one considered a punishment in the joke?
A) Because he was caught by the congregation.
B) Because he has no one to tell about his amazing shot.
C) Because it ruined his golf game.
D) Because he broke his golf club in the process.
  • 4. In the joke about the three rabbis and the lobster, what is the Reform rabbi's response when asked about a beracha?
A) You must say it before eating.
B) It is forbidden to eat lobster.
C) I do not know the answer.
D) What's a beracha?
  • 5. In the joke about the desert island, why did the man build two synagogues?
A) One for him and one for his friends.
B) He goes to one and refuses to step foot in the other.
C) One is for holidays and one is for daily prayer.
D) He is very religious and needs both.
  • 6. In the joke about the schnorrer in New York, why does he want 73 cents for coffee and pie?
A) Because he has a coupon.
B) Because that is the current price.
C) Because he is very precise.
D) Because he does not buy retail.
  • 7. How does the Rabbi in the donation joke handle the money thrown into the air?
A) He keeps all the money for himself.
B) He asks God to take whatever is His.
C) He keeps what falls inside the circle.
D) He gives it all to the poor.
  • 8. What is the punchline of the joke about the first Starbucks in Israel?
A) They only serve kosher food.
B) They close on the Sabbath.
C) The coffee is free for religious people.
D) There is a fork in the sugar bowl.
  • 9. What does the barber find on his doorstep after cutting Rabbi Finklestein's hair for free?
A) A dozen roses.
B) A dozen bagels.
C) A dozen rabbis.
D) A dozen gemstones.
  • 10. In the story about the man on his deathbed, why does he not get his mother's brisket?
A) The mother says it is for the shiva.
B) The brisket was burnt.
C) There was no brisket left.
D) The mother refused to share it.
  • 11. What does the mother tell her son after he says he got the part of a 'Jewish husband' in the school play?
A) Is the pay good?
B) Are you sure you can act?
C) Tell them you want a speaking role.
D) That is a wonderful role.
  • 12. What is the main complaint of the mother whose son is living in Miami with a man named Miguel?
A) She does not like Miguel.
B) He could not find a nice Jewish boy.
C) He is not calling her enough.
D) She does not like the weather in Miami.
  • 13. In the telephone conversation between Miriam and Sharon, why is Sharon disappointed about her son Reuven?
A) He is not married yet.
B) He never visits her.
C) He is the President but not a doctor.
D) He is not a lawyer.
  • 14. Why does the man in the hospital want to be transferred?
A) Because the staff is rude.
B) Because he cannot kvetch.
C) Because the food is bad.
D) Because the room is noisy.
  • 15. What question did the waiter ask the group of dining Jewish mothers?
A) How is the food?
B) Would you like dessert?
C) Is anything all right?
D) Are you ready to order?
  • 16. In the joke about the old man on the train, what does he say after drinking the water?
A) Oy, was I thirsty.
B) The water was cold.
C) Thank you for the water.
D) I am still thirsty.
  • 17. Where are the foolish Jewish residents from in Eastern European Jewish humor?
A) Vilnius
B) Kraków
C) Chełm
D) Warsaw
  • 18. Which English folk figures are similar to the wise men of Chełm?
A) Wise Men of Gotham
B) Robin Hood
C) Sherlock Holmes
D) King Arthur
  • 19. Which German folk figures are similar to the wise men of Chełm?
A) Baron Munchausen
B) Brothers Grimm
C) Schildbürger
D) Faust
  • 20. Who wrote The Fools of Chełm and Their History?
A) Shlomo Simon
B) Aaron Zeitlin
C) Isaac Bashevis Singer
D) Ovsey Driz
  • 21. What award did Isaac Bashevis Singer receive?
A) Nobel Prize
B) Pulitzer Prize
C) National Book Award
D) Booker Prize
  • 22. What genre did Ovsey Driz use for his Chełm stories?
A) Playwriting
B) Journalism
C) Verse
D) Prose
  • 23. Who wrote the comedy Chelmer Chachomim?
A) Allen Mandelbaum
B) Y. Y. Trunk
C) Aaron Zeitlin
D) Isaac Bashevis Singer
  • 24. How did the court in Chełm punish the fish that slapped a resident?
A) Frying
B) Drowning
C) Exile
D) Public shaming
  • 25. In the creation myth of Chełm, what was in the second, heavier sack?
A) Sin
B) Wisdom
C) Gold
D) Foolishness
  • 26. What is the book by Allen Mandelbaum that treats the wise men as scholars?
A) Village of Idiots
B) Chelmaxioms
C) The Heroes of Chelm
D) The Fools of Chełm
  • 27. When do many traditions in Jewish humor date back to?
A) 17th century
B) 20th century
C) 18th century
D) 19th century
  • 28. Which animated film is mentioned in the text as recounting Chełm tales?
A) Village of Idiots
B) The Fools of Chełm
C) The Wise Men of Helm
D) Chelmaxioms
  • 29. What problem were the Rabbis discussing in the synagogue attic in the assimilation joke?
A) Bats.
B) Mice.
C) Birds.
D) Squirrels.
  • 30. What was the result of giving the squirrels a bar mitzvah?
A) They started attending services daily.
B) They became members of the congregation.
C) They brought other squirrels to the synagogue.
D) They were never seen again.
  • 31. What does the text say Jews often mock in their own humor?
A) Other religious groups.
B) Political leaders.
C) The laws of physics.
D) Their own negative stereotypes.
  • 32. According to the joke about converts, who are the only normal ones in the congregation?
A) The elderly members.
B) The Rabbis.
C) The converts.
D) The choir members.
  • 33. What excuse does Joshua ben Hananiah give for the fragrant odor of the Sabbath dish?
A) A spice called Shabbat.
B) Garlic from the market.
C) The heat of the oven.
D) A secret family recipe.
  • 34. Who requests the secret spice from Joshua ben Hananiah?
A) Caesar.
B) The community leader.
C) The Rabbi.
D) A student.
  • 35. Which movement was associated with the emergence of modern Jewish humor in the nineteenth century?
A) Orthodoxy
B) Haskalah
C) Zionism
D) Hasidism
  • 36. Which folk character is associated with the Sephardic tradition of Jewish humor?
A) Saul Bellow
B) Djoha
C) Rabbi Jeremiah
D) Moshe Waldoks
  • 37. What were the jesters known as in Eastern European Jewish communities?
A) Haskalah
B) Mishnah
C) Shtoch
D) Badchens
  • 38. What was one of the first successful radio sitcoms to feature a Jewish family?
A) The Goldbergs
B) Curb Your Enthusiasm
C) Seinfeld
D) Shiva Baby
  • 39. Which of these is NOT listed as a famous Jewish comedian in the text?
A) Charlie Chaplin
B) Joan Rivers
C) Jerry Lewis
D) Milton Berle
  • 40. What was Hershele Ostropoler's profession before he was a jester?
A) Innkeeper
B) Writer
C) Ritual slaughterer
D) Rabbi
  • 41. Where was Hershele Ostropoler reportedly from?
A) Germany
B) Ukraine
C) Russia
D) Poland
  • 42. Who authored the illustrated children's books about Hershel?
A) Trina Schart Hyman
B) Rabbi Boruch
C) Eric Kimmel
D) The Vilna Troupe
  • 43. In the joke regarding the assassination of Tsar Alexander II, whom does the rabbi link the Jews with?
A) Farmers
B) Politicians
C) Bankers
D) Chimneysweeps
  • 44. Which group performed a comedy about Hershele Ostropoler in 1930?
A) The Pamyat headquarters
B) The Baal Shem Tov's followers
C) A local Ukrainian theatre
D) The Vilna Troupe
  • 45. In the joke about pork, what does the rabbi say he will do at the priest's wedding?
A) Refuse to attend
B) Eat a kosher meal
C) Try some pork
D) Convert to Christianity
  • 46. How did the old man describe Lenin to the customs official in Moscow?
A) The man who stole his gold
B) A tyrant who ruined the country
C) The genius who thought up this worker's paradise
D) A historic enemy of the people
  • 47. What kind of humor does the text mention is found in Israeli jokes?
A) Absurdist humor
B) Political satire
C) Gallows humor
D) Slapstick humor
  • 48. Which of the following is cited as a Yiddish term that sounds comical to English speakers?
A) Schnitzel
B) Boulevard
C) Angel
D) Shnook
  • 49. What is a 'shm-reduplication' construct mentioned in the text?
A) Shlemiel-shlimazel
B) Fancy-schmancy
C) Kibbutz-schnitzel
D) Shnook-shmendrik
  • 50. What linguistic trait of Yiddish became part of Jewish comedians' verbal word play?
A) Using only Yiddish slang
B) Speaking in rhyme
C) Avoiding all English words
D) Ending sentences with questions
  • 51. Which of these words is specifically mentioned as being considered inherently funny?
A) Midnight
B) Sandwich
C) Shlimazel
D) Boulevard
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