Jewish humor - тест

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) 25 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 it ruined his golf game.
B) Because he has no one to tell about his amazing shot.
C) Because he was caught by the congregation.
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) What's a beracha?
D) You must say it before eating.

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 goes to one and refuses to step foot in the other.
C) He is very religious and needs both.
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 that is the current price.
B) Because he is very precise.
C) Because he does not buy retail.
D) Because he has a coupon.

7. How does the Rabbi in the donation joke handle the money thrown into the air?

A) He keeps all the money for himself.
B) He asks God to take whatever is His.
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) The coffee is free for religious people.
B) There is a fork in the sugar bowl.
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 rabbis.
B) A dozen bagels.
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 refused to share it.
C) The mother says it is for the shiva.
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) Is the pay good?
B) That is a wonderful role.
C) Are you sure you can act?
D) Tell them you want a speaking 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 not a lawyer.
B) He is the President but not a doctor.
C) He is not married yet.
D) He never visits her.

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 room is noisy.
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) Is anything all right?
C) How is the food?
D) Are you ready to order?

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) Kraków
C) Vilnius
D) Chełm

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

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

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

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

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

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

21. What award did Isaac Bashevis Singer receive?

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

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

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

23. Who wrote the comedy Chelmer Chachomim?

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

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

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

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

A) Gold
B) Foolishness
C) Wisdom
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) 20th century
B) 18th century
C) 17th century
D) 19th century

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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) Curb Your Enthusiasm
B) Seinfeld
C) The Goldbergs
D) Shiva Baby

39. Which of these is NOT listed as a famous Jewish comedian in the text?

A) Milton Berle
B) Jerry Lewis
C) Charlie Chaplin
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) Poland
B) Russia
C) Germany
D) Ukraine

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) Politicians
B) Farmers
C) Chimneysweeps
D) Bankers

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

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

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

A) Refuse to attend
B) Try some pork
C) Eat a kosher meal
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) Absurdist humor
B) Gallows humor
C) Political satire
D) Slapstick humor

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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