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Jewish humor
  • 1. According to a 2013 Pew Research Center survey, what percentage of American Jews rated humor as essential to their Jewish identity?
A) 33 percent
B) 25 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 bans him from the synagogue.
B) He makes him hit a miraculous hole-in-one.
C) He strikes him with lightning.
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 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) It is forbidden to eat lobster.
B) I do not know the answer.
C) You must say it before eating.
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 is very religious and needs both.
C) One is for holidays and one is for daily prayer.
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 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 gives it all to the poor.
D) He keeps what falls inside the circle.
  • 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 bagels.
B) A dozen rabbis.
C) A dozen roses.
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 brisket was burnt.
B) The mother says it is for the shiva.
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) That is a wonderful role.
B) Are you sure you can act?
C) Tell them you want a speaking role.
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) He could not find a nice Jewish boy.
B) She does not like Miguel.
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 never visits her.
B) He is the President but not a doctor.
C) He is not married yet.
D) He is not a lawyer.
  • 14. Why does the man in the hospital want to be transferred?
A) Because he cannot kvetch.
B) Because the room is noisy.
C) Because the staff is rude.
D) Because the food is bad.
  • 15. What question did the waiter ask the group of dining Jewish mothers?
A) Would you like dessert?
B) Are you ready to order?
C) How is the food?
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) I am still 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) Chełm
B) Kraków
C) Vilnius
D) Warsaw
  • 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) Schildbürger
B) Baron Munchausen
C) Faust
D) Brothers Grimm
  • 20. Who wrote The Fools of Chełm and Their History?
A) Isaac Bashevis Singer
B) Shlomo Simon
C) Aaron Zeitlin
D) Ovsey Driz
  • 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) Playwriting
C) Journalism
D) Verse
  • 23. Who wrote the comedy Chelmer Chachomim?
A) Aaron Zeitlin
B) Y. Y. Trunk
C) Allen Mandelbaum
D) Isaac Bashevis Singer
  • 24. How did the court in Chełm punish the fish that slapped a resident?
A) Frying
B) Exile
C) Drowning
D) Public shaming
  • 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) 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) 19th century
B) 20th century
C) 18th century
D) 17th century
  • 28. Which animated film is mentioned in the text as recounting Chełm tales?
A) The Fools of Chełm
B) Chelmaxioms
C) Village of Idiots
D) The Wise Men of Helm
  • 29. What problem were the Rabbis discussing in the synagogue attic in the assimilation joke?
A) Bats.
B) Mice.
C) Squirrels.
D) Birds.
  • 30. What was the result of giving the squirrels a bar mitzvah?
A) They were never seen again.
B) They brought other squirrels to the synagogue.
C) They became members of the congregation.
D) They started attending services daily.
  • 31. What does the text say Jews often mock in their own humor?
A) Their own negative stereotypes.
B) Political leaders.
C) Other religious groups.
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 elderly members.
C) The converts.
D) The choir members.
  • 33. What excuse does Joshua ben Hananiah give for the fragrant odor of the Sabbath dish?
A) Garlic from the market.
B) A secret family recipe.
C) The heat of the oven.
D) A spice called Shabbat.
  • 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) Hasidism
B) Orthodoxy
C) Haskalah
D) Zionism
  • 36. Which folk character is associated with the Sephardic tradition of Jewish humor?
A) Saul Bellow
B) Djoha
C) Moshe Waldoks
D) Rabbi Jeremiah
  • 37. What were the jesters known as in Eastern European Jewish communities?
A) Shtoch
B) Badchens
C) Mishnah
D) Haskalah
  • 38. What was one of the first successful radio sitcoms to feature a Jewish family?
A) Seinfeld
B) Shiva Baby
C) The Goldbergs
D) Curb Your Enthusiasm
  • 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) Writer
B) Rabbi
C) Innkeeper
D) Ritual slaughterer
  • 41. Where was Hershele Ostropoler reportedly from?
A) Poland
B) Ukraine
C) Russia
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) Bankers
B) Politicians
C) Chimneysweeps
D) Farmers
  • 44. Which group performed a comedy about Hershele Ostropoler in 1930?
A) A local Ukrainian theatre
B) The Vilna Troupe
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) Convert to Christianity
B) Eat a kosher meal
C) Try some pork
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) A tyrant who ruined the country
C) A historic enemy of the people
D) The man who stole his gold
  • 47. What kind of humor does the text mention is found in Israeli jokes?
A) Absurdist humor
B) Gallows 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) Boulevard
B) Angel
C) Shnook
D) Schnitzel
  • 49. What is a 'shm-reduplication' construct mentioned in the text?
A) Fancy-schmancy
B) Shlemiel-shlimazel
C) Shnook-shmendrik
D) Kibbutz-schnitzel
  • 50. What linguistic trait of Yiddish became part of Jewish comedians' verbal word play?
A) Using only Yiddish slang
B) Avoiding all English words
C) Speaking in rhyme
D) Ending sentences with questions
  • 51. Which of these words is specifically mentioned as being considered inherently funny?
A) Sandwich
B) Boulevard
C) Midnight
D) Shlimazel
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