Jewish humor - Questionário

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) 33 percent
C) 50 percent
D) 42 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 bans him from the synagogue.
C) He makes him hit a miraculous hole-in-one.
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 was caught by the congregation.
B) Because he broke his golf club in the process.
C) Because he has no one to tell about his amazing shot.
D) Because it ruined his golf game.

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) I do not know the answer.
C) It is forbidden to eat lobster.
D) You must say it before eating.

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 he has a coupon.
B) Because that is the current price.
C) Because he does not buy retail.
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 asks God to take whatever is His.
C) He keeps what falls inside the circle.
D) He keeps all the money for himself.

8. What is the punchline of the joke about the first Starbucks in Israel?

A) The coffee is free for religious people.
B) They close on the Sabbath.
C) They only serve kosher food.
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 gemstones.
C) A dozen rabbis.
D) A dozen bagels.

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 mother refused to share it.
C) The brisket was burnt.
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) Tell them you want a speaking role.
B) That is a wonderful role.
C) Are you sure you can act?
D) Is the pay good?

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) She does not like the weather in Miami.
C) He is not calling her enough.
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 never visits her.
B) He is the President but not a doctor.
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 he cannot kvetch.
B) Because the staff is rude.
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) Would you like dessert?
B) Is anything all right?
C) Are you ready to order?
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) I am still thirsty.
B) Oy, was I thirsty.
C) Thank you for the water.
D) The water was cold.

17. Where are the foolish Jewish residents from in Eastern European Jewish humor?

A) Vilnius
B) Chełm
C) Warsaw
D) Kraków

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

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

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

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

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

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

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) Journalism
B) Verse
C) Prose
D) Playwriting

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) The Wise Men of Helm
B) Chelmaxioms
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) Squirrels.
B) Birds.
C) Bats.
D) Mice.

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

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

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 converts.
B) The Rabbis.
C) The elderly members.
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) A secret family recipe.
C) Garlic from the market.
D) The heat of the oven.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) Seinfeld
B) The Goldbergs
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) Milton Berle
C) Jerry Lewis
D) Joan Rivers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A) Try some pork
B) Eat a kosher meal
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 tyrant who ruined the country
C) The man who stole his gold
D) A historic enemy of the people

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

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

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) Shnook-shmendrik
C) Kibbutz-schnitzel
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) Boulevard
B) Sandwich
C) Midnight
D) Shlimazel

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