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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) 50 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 strikes him with lightning.
B) He makes him lose his golf clubs.
C) He makes him hit a miraculous hole-in-one.
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 it ruined his golf game.
B) Because he was caught by the congregation.
C) Because he has no one to tell about his amazing shot.
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) What's a beracha?
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 is very religious and needs both.
D) He goes to one and refuses to step foot in the other.
  • 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 that is the current price.
D) Because he is very precise.
  • 7. How does the Rabbi in the donation joke handle the money thrown into the air?
A) He gives it all to the poor.
B) He keeps all the money for himself.
C) He keeps what falls inside the circle.
D) He asks God to take whatever is His.
  • 8. What is the punchline of the joke about the first Starbucks in Israel?
A) They only serve kosher food.
B) The coffee is free for religious people.
C) They close on the Sabbath.
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 gemstones.
B) A dozen bagels.
C) A dozen rabbis.
D) A dozen roses.
  • 10. In the story about the man on his deathbed, why does he not get his mother's brisket?
A) The brisket was burnt.
B) The mother says it is for the shiva.
C) The mother refused to share it.
D) There was no brisket left.
  • 11. What does the mother tell her son after he says he got the part of a 'Jewish husband' in the school play?
A) Are you sure you can act?
B) Tell them you want a speaking role.
C) Is the pay good?
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 the weather in Miami.
C) He could not find a nice Jewish boy.
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 not married yet.
B) He is not a lawyer.
C) He is the President but not a doctor.
D) He never visits her.
  • 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 he cannot kvetch.
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) Are you ready to order?
C) Is anything all right?
D) Would you like dessert?
  • 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) Thank you for the water.
C) I am still thirsty.
D) The water was cold.
  • 17. Where are the foolish Jewish residents from in Eastern European Jewish humor?
A) Vilnius
B) Kraków
C) Warsaw
D) Chełm
  • 18. Which English folk figures are similar to the wise men of Chełm?
A) Wise Men of Gotham
B) Sherlock Holmes
C) King Arthur
D) Robin Hood
  • 19. Which German folk figures are similar to the wise men of Chełm?
A) Schildbürger
B) Baron Munchausen
C) Brothers Grimm
D) Faust
  • 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) National Book Award
B) Pulitzer Prize
C) Nobel Prize
D) Booker Prize
  • 22. What genre did Ovsey Driz use for his Chełm stories?
A) Prose
B) Verse
C) Journalism
D) Playwriting
  • 23. Who wrote the comedy Chelmer Chachomim?
A) Isaac Bashevis Singer
B) Y. Y. Trunk
C) Aaron Zeitlin
D) Allen Mandelbaum
  • 24. How did the court in Chełm punish the fish that slapped a resident?
A) Public shaming
B) Exile
C) Frying
D) Drowning
  • 25. In the creation myth of Chełm, what was in the second, heavier sack?
A) Wisdom
B) Foolishness
C) Gold
D) Sin
  • 26. What is the book by Allen Mandelbaum that treats the wise men as scholars?
A) The Fools of Chełm
B) Village of Idiots
C) Chelmaxioms
D) The Heroes of Chelm
  • 27. When do many traditions in Jewish humor date back to?
A) 17th century
B) 19th century
C) 18th century
D) 20th century
  • 28. Which animated film is mentioned in the text as recounting Chełm tales?
A) Chelmaxioms
B) The Wise Men of Helm
C) The Fools of Chełm
D) Village of Idiots
  • 29. What problem were the Rabbis discussing in the synagogue attic in the assimilation joke?
A) Birds.
B) Squirrels.
C) Mice.
D) Bats.
  • 30. What was the result of giving the squirrels a bar mitzvah?
A) They became members of the congregation.
B) They were never seen again.
C) They started attending services daily.
D) They brought other squirrels to the synagogue.
  • 31. What does the text say Jews often mock in their own humor?
A) Other religious groups.
B) Political leaders.
C) Their own negative stereotypes.
D) The laws of physics.
  • 32. According to the joke about converts, who are the only normal ones in the congregation?
A) The Rabbis.
B) The choir members.
C) The converts.
D) The elderly members.
  • 33. What excuse does Joshua ben Hananiah give for the fragrant odor of the Sabbath dish?
A) Garlic from the market.
B) A spice called Shabbat.
C) The heat of the oven.
D) A secret family recipe.
  • 34. Who requests the secret spice from Joshua ben Hananiah?
A) A student.
B) The community leader.
C) The Rabbi.
D) Caesar.
  • 35. Which movement was associated with the emergence of modern Jewish humor in the nineteenth century?
A) Hasidism
B) Haskalah
C) Orthodoxy
D) Zionism
  • 36. Which folk character is associated with the Sephardic tradition of Jewish humor?
A) Rabbi Jeremiah
B) Saul Bellow
C) Djoha
D) Moshe Waldoks
  • 37. What were the jesters known as in Eastern European Jewish communities?
A) Badchens
B) Haskalah
C) Mishnah
D) Shtoch
  • 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) Joan Rivers
B) Milton Berle
C) Charlie Chaplin
D) Jerry Lewis
  • 40. What was Hershele Ostropoler's profession before he was a jester?
A) Rabbi
B) Writer
C) Ritual slaughterer
D) Innkeeper
  • 41. Where was Hershele Ostropoler reportedly from?
A) Russia
B) Ukraine
C) Poland
D) Germany
  • 42. Who authored the illustrated children's books about Hershel?
A) Rabbi Boruch
B) The Vilna Troupe
C) Eric Kimmel
D) Trina Schart Hyman
  • 43. In the joke regarding the assassination of Tsar Alexander II, whom does the rabbi link the Jews with?
A) Bankers
B) Chimneysweeps
C) Politicians
D) Farmers
  • 44. Which group performed a comedy about Hershele Ostropoler in 1930?
A) The Vilna Troupe
B) A local Ukrainian theatre
C) The Baal Shem Tov's followers
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) Try some pork
C) Refuse to attend
D) Convert to Christianity
  • 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) A historic enemy of the people
C) The man who stole his gold
D) A tyrant who ruined the country
  • 47. What kind of humor does the text mention is found in Israeli jokes?
A) Slapstick humor
B) Absurdist humor
C) Gallows humor
D) Political satire
  • 48. Which of the following is cited as a Yiddish term that sounds comical to English speakers?
A) Boulevard
B) Shnook
C) Schnitzel
D) Angel
  • 49. What is a 'shm-reduplication' construct mentioned in the text?
A) Kibbutz-schnitzel
B) Shlemiel-shlimazel
C) Shnook-shmendrik
D) Fancy-schmancy
  • 50. What linguistic trait of Yiddish became part of Jewish comedians' verbal word play?
A) Avoiding all English words
B) Speaking in rhyme
C) Ending sentences with questions
D) Using only Yiddish slang
  • 51. Which of these words is specifically mentioned as being considered inherently funny?
A) Sandwich
B) Boulevard
C) Shlimazel
D) Midnight
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