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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) 50 percent
B) 42 percent
C) 33 percent
D) 25 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 bans him from the synagogue.
C) He makes him lose his golf clubs.
D) He strikes him with lightning.
  • 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 he has no one to tell about his amazing shot.
C) Because it ruined his golf game.
D) Because he was caught by the congregation.
  • 4. In the joke about the three rabbis and the lobster, what is the Reform rabbi's response when asked about a beracha?
A) What's a beracha?
B) It is forbidden to eat lobster.
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) He is very religious and needs both.
B) He goes to one and refuses to step foot in the other.
C) One for him and one for his friends.
D) One is for holidays and one is for daily prayer.
  • 6. In the joke about the schnorrer in New York, why does he want 73 cents for coffee and pie?
A) Because he does not buy retail.
B) Because he has a coupon.
C) Because he is very precise.
D) Because that is the current price.
  • 7. How does the Rabbi in the donation joke handle the money thrown into the air?
A) He keeps what falls inside the circle.
B) He gives it all to the poor.
C) He asks God to take whatever is His.
D) He keeps all the money for himself.
  • 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 close on the Sabbath.
D) They only serve kosher food.
  • 9. What does the barber find on his doorstep after cutting Rabbi Finklestein's hair for free?
A) A dozen rabbis.
B) A dozen roses.
C) A dozen gemstones.
D) A dozen bagels.
  • 10. In the story about the man on his deathbed, why does he not get his mother's brisket?
A) There was no brisket left.
B) The brisket was burnt.
C) The mother says it is for the shiva.
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) Tell them you want a speaking role.
C) Are you sure you can act?
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) He is not calling her enough.
B) She does not like Miguel.
C) She does not like the weather in Miami.
D) He could not find a nice Jewish boy.
  • 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 is not a lawyer.
C) He never visits her.
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 the food is bad.
C) Because the room is noisy.
D) Because he cannot kvetch.
  • 15. What question did the waiter ask the group of dining Jewish mothers?
A) Would you like dessert?
B) How is the food?
C) Are you ready to order?
D) Is anything all right?
  • 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) Kraków
B) Warsaw
C) Vilnius
D) Chełm
  • 18. Which English folk figures are similar to the wise men of Chełm?
A) King Arthur
B) Robin Hood
C) Wise Men of Gotham
D) Sherlock Holmes
  • 19. Which German folk figures are similar to the wise men of Chełm?
A) Brothers Grimm
B) Baron Munchausen
C) Schildbürger
D) Faust
  • 20. Who wrote The Fools of Chełm and Their History?
A) Isaac Bashevis Singer
B) Ovsey Driz
C) Shlomo Simon
D) Aaron Zeitlin
  • 21. What award did Isaac Bashevis Singer receive?
A) Booker Prize
B) Pulitzer Prize
C) Nobel Prize
D) National Book Award
  • 22. What genre did Ovsey Driz use for his Chełm stories?
A) Prose
B) Verse
C) Playwriting
D) Journalism
  • 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) Drowning
B) Exile
C) Frying
D) Public shaming
  • 25. In the creation myth of Chełm, what was in the second, heavier sack?
A) Gold
B) Wisdom
C) Sin
D) Foolishness
  • 26. What is the book by Allen Mandelbaum that treats the wise men as scholars?
A) Chelmaxioms
B) The Fools of Chełm
C) Village of Idiots
D) The Heroes of Chelm
  • 27. When do many traditions in Jewish humor date back to?
A) 20th century
B) 18th century
C) 19th century
D) 17th century
  • 28. Which animated film is mentioned in the text as recounting Chełm tales?
A) The Wise Men of Helm
B) The Fools of Chełm
C) Chelmaxioms
D) Village of Idiots
  • 29. What problem were the Rabbis discussing in the synagogue attic in the assimilation joke?
A) Bats.
B) Birds.
C) Squirrels.
D) Mice.
  • 30. What was the result of giving the squirrels a bar mitzvah?
A) They were never seen again.
B) They started attending services daily.
C) They became members of the congregation.
D) They brought other squirrels to the synagogue.
  • 31. What does the text say Jews often mock in their own humor?
A) The laws of physics.
B) Their own negative stereotypes.
C) Political leaders.
D) Other religious groups.
  • 32. According to the joke about converts, who are the only normal ones in the congregation?
A) The Rabbis.
B) The elderly members.
C) The choir members.
D) The converts.
  • 33. What excuse does Joshua ben Hananiah give for the fragrant odor of the Sabbath dish?
A) A secret family recipe.
B) A spice called Shabbat.
C) Garlic from the market.
D) The heat of the oven.
  • 34. Who requests the secret spice from Joshua ben Hananiah?
A) A student.
B) Caesar.
C) The Rabbi.
D) The community leader.
  • 35. Which movement was associated with the emergence of modern Jewish humor in the nineteenth century?
A) Orthodoxy
B) Zionism
C) Haskalah
D) Hasidism
  • 36. Which folk character is associated with the Sephardic tradition of Jewish humor?
A) Saul Bellow
B) Moshe Waldoks
C) Rabbi Jeremiah
D) Djoha
  • 37. What were the jesters known as in Eastern European Jewish communities?
A) Badchens
B) Haskalah
C) Shtoch
D) Mishnah
  • 38. What was one of the first successful radio sitcoms to feature a Jewish family?
A) Seinfeld
B) Shiva Baby
C) Curb Your Enthusiasm
D) The Goldbergs
  • 39. Which of these is NOT listed as a famous Jewish comedian in the text?
A) Milton Berle
B) Charlie Chaplin
C) Jerry Lewis
D) Joan Rivers
  • 40. What was Hershele Ostropoler's profession before he was a jester?
A) Rabbi
B) Innkeeper
C) Writer
D) Ritual slaughterer
  • 41. Where was Hershele Ostropoler reportedly from?
A) Russia
B) Poland
C) Germany
D) Ukraine
  • 42. Who authored the illustrated children's books about Hershel?
A) Trina Schart Hyman
B) Eric Kimmel
C) The Vilna Troupe
D) Rabbi Boruch
  • 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 Vilna Troupe
B) The Baal Shem Tov's followers
C) A local Ukrainian theatre
D) The Pamyat headquarters
  • 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) Refuse to attend
C) Try some pork
D) Convert to Christianity
  • 46. How did the old man describe Lenin to the customs official in Moscow?
A) A tyrant who ruined the country
B) The man who stole his gold
C) A historic enemy of the people
D) The genius who thought up this worker's paradise
  • 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) Angel
B) Boulevard
C) Schnitzel
D) Shnook
  • 49. What is a 'shm-reduplication' construct mentioned in the text?
A) Shnook-shmendrik
B) Fancy-schmancy
C) Shlemiel-shlimazel
D) Kibbutz-schnitzel
  • 50. What linguistic trait of Yiddish became part of Jewish comedians' verbal word play?
A) Avoiding all English words
B) Ending sentences with questions
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) Shlimazel
C) Boulevard
D) Midnight
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