Jewish humor - εξέταση

1. According to a 2013 Pew Research Center survey, what percentage of American Jews rated humor as essential to their Jewish identity?

A) 25 percent
B) 50 percent
C) 42 percent
D) 33 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 hit a miraculous hole-in-one.
B) He strikes him with lightning.
C) He bans him from the synagogue.
D) He makes him lose his golf clubs.

3. Why is the Reform Rabbi's hole-in-one considered a punishment in the joke?

A) Because he broke his golf club in the process.
B) Because it ruined his golf game.
C) Because he was caught by the congregation.
D) Because he has no one to tell about his amazing shot.

4. In the joke about the three rabbis and the lobster, what is the Reform rabbi's response when asked about a beracha?

A) It is forbidden to eat lobster.
B) What's a beracha?
C) You must say it before eating.
D) I do not know the answer.

5. In the joke about the desert island, why did the man build two synagogues?

A) One is for holidays and one is for daily prayer.
B) One for him and one for his friends.
C) He goes to one and refuses to step foot in the other.
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 that is the current price.
B) Because he has a coupon.
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 asks God to take whatever is His.
B) He keeps all the money for himself.
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) There is a fork in the sugar bowl.
B) The coffee is free for religious people.
C) They only serve kosher food.
D) They close on the Sabbath.

9. What does the barber find on his doorstep after cutting Rabbi Finklestein's hair for free?

A) A dozen gemstones.
B) A dozen roses.
C) A dozen bagels.
D) A dozen rabbis.

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) There was no brisket left.
C) The brisket was burnt.
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) That is a wonderful role.
B) Is the pay good?
C) Tell them you want a speaking role.
D) Are you sure you can act?

12. What is the main complaint of the mother whose son is living in Miami with a man named Miguel?

A) He could not find a nice Jewish boy.
B) He is not calling her enough.
C) She does not like the weather in Miami.
D) She does not like Miguel.

13. In the telephone conversation between Miriam and Sharon, why is Sharon disappointed about her son Reuven?

A) He is the President but not a doctor.
B) He never visits her.
C) He is not a lawyer.
D) He is not married yet.

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 room is noisy.
D) Because the food is bad.

15. What question did the waiter ask the group of dining Jewish mothers?

A) Is anything all right?
B) Are you ready to order?
C) Would you like dessert?
D) How is the food?

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) Warsaw
B) Vilnius
C) Chełm
D) Kraków

18. Which English folk figures are similar to the wise men of Chełm?

A) Robin Hood
B) Wise Men of Gotham
C) Sherlock Holmes
D) King Arthur

19. Which German folk figures are similar to the wise men of Chełm?

A) Brothers Grimm
B) Faust
C) Schildbürger
D) Baron Munchausen

20. Who wrote The Fools of Chełm and Their History?

A) Isaac Bashevis Singer
B) Shlomo Simon
C) Ovsey Driz
D) Aaron Zeitlin

21. What award did Isaac Bashevis Singer receive?

A) Booker Prize
B) Pulitzer Prize
C) National Book Award
D) Nobel Prize

22. What genre did Ovsey Driz use for his Chełm stories?

A) Journalism
B) Playwriting
C) Prose
D) Verse

23. Who wrote the comedy Chelmer Chachomim?

A) Y. Y. Trunk
B) Isaac Bashevis Singer
C) Aaron Zeitlin
D) Allen Mandelbaum

24. How did the court in Chełm punish the fish that slapped a resident?

A) Exile
B) Frying
C) Drowning
D) Public shaming

25. In the creation myth of Chełm, what was in the second, heavier sack?

A) Foolishness
B) Sin
C) Gold
D) Wisdom

26. What is the book by Allen Mandelbaum that treats the wise men as scholars?

A) Village of Idiots
B) The Heroes of Chelm
C) The Fools of Chełm
D) Chelmaxioms

27. When do many traditions in Jewish humor date back to?

A) 20th century
B) 19th century
C) 17th century
D) 18th century

28. Which animated film is mentioned in the text as recounting Chełm tales?

A) The Fools of Chełm
B) Chelmaxioms
C) The Wise Men of Helm
D) Village of Idiots

29. What problem were the Rabbis discussing in the synagogue attic in the assimilation joke?

A) Squirrels.
B) Bats.
C) Mice.
D) Birds.

30. What was the result of giving the squirrels a bar mitzvah?

A) They were never seen again.
B) They became members of the congregation.
C) They brought other squirrels to the synagogue.
D) They started attending services daily.

31. What does the text say Jews often mock in their own humor?

A) The laws of physics.
B) Other religious groups.
C) Their own negative stereotypes.
D) Political leaders.

32. According to the joke about converts, who are the only normal ones in the congregation?

A) The converts.
B) The elderly members.
C) The choir members.
D) The Rabbis.

33. What excuse does Joshua ben Hananiah give for the fragrant odor of the Sabbath dish?

A) The heat of the oven.
B) A secret family recipe.
C) A spice called Shabbat.
D) Garlic from the market.

34. Who requests the secret spice from Joshua ben Hananiah?

A) The Rabbi.
B) The community leader.
C) A student.
D) Caesar.

35. Which movement was associated with the emergence of modern Jewish humor in the nineteenth century?

A) Zionism
B) Haskalah
C) Orthodoxy
D) Hasidism

36. Which folk character is associated with the Sephardic tradition of Jewish humor?

A) Moshe Waldoks
B) Djoha
C) Saul Bellow
D) Rabbi Jeremiah

37. What were the jesters known as in Eastern European Jewish communities?

A) Mishnah
B) Shtoch
C) Badchens
D) Haskalah

38. What was one of the first successful radio sitcoms to feature a Jewish family?

A) The Goldbergs
B) Seinfeld
C) Curb Your Enthusiasm
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) Milton Berle
D) Jerry Lewis

40. What was Hershele Ostropoler's profession before he was a jester?

A) Innkeeper
B) Ritual slaughterer
C) Rabbi
D) Writer

41. Where was Hershele Ostropoler reportedly from?

A) Ukraine
B) Russia
C) Poland
D) Germany

42. Who authored the illustrated children's books about Hershel?

A) Rabbi Boruch
B) Trina Schart Hyman
C) The Vilna Troupe
D) Eric Kimmel

43. In the joke regarding the assassination of Tsar Alexander II, whom does the rabbi link the Jews with?

A) Chimneysweeps
B) Politicians
C) Farmers
D) Bankers

44. Which group performed a comedy about Hershele Ostropoler in 1930?

A) The Baal Shem Tov's followers
B) The Pamyat headquarters
C) The Vilna Troupe
D) A local Ukrainian theatre

45. In the joke about pork, what does the rabbi say he will do at the priest's wedding?

A) Eat a kosher meal
B) Try some pork
C) Convert to Christianity
D) Refuse to attend

46. How did the old man describe Lenin to the customs official in Moscow?

A) The genius who thought up this worker's paradise
B) The man who stole his gold
C) A historic enemy of the people
D) A tyrant who ruined the country

47. What kind of humor does the text mention is found in Israeli jokes?

A) Gallows humor
B) Political satire
C) Slapstick humor
D) Absurdist humor

48. Which of the following is cited as a Yiddish term that sounds comical to English speakers?

A) Angel
B) Schnitzel
C) Shnook
D) Boulevard

49. What is a 'shm-reduplication' construct mentioned in the text?

A) Kibbutz-schnitzel
B) Fancy-schmancy
C) Shnook-shmendrik
D) Shlemiel-shlimazel

50. What linguistic trait of Yiddish became part of Jewish comedians' verbal word play?

A) Ending sentences with questions
B) Avoiding all English words
C) Using only Yiddish slang
D) Speaking in rhyme

51. Which of these words is specifically mentioned as being considered inherently funny?

A) Sandwich
B) Midnight
C) Boulevard
D) Shlimazel

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