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) 42 percent
B) 50 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 makes him lose his golf clubs.
C) He bans him from the synagogue.
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 has no one to tell about his amazing shot.
B) Because it ruined his golf game.
C) Because he broke his golf club in the process.
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) It is forbidden to eat lobster.
B) You must say it before eating.
C) I do not know the answer.
D) What's a beracha?

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 is very precise.
B) Because he does not buy retail.
C) Because that is the current price.
D) Because he has a coupon.

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 gives it all to the poor.
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) They close on the Sabbath.
B) They only serve kosher food.
C) The coffee is free for religious people.
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 rabbis.
C) A dozen bagels.
D) A dozen roses.

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 mother says it is for the shiva.
C) The mother refused to share it.
D) The brisket was burnt.

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) Are you sure you can act?
C) That is a wonderful 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) He is not calling her enough.
C) She does not like Miguel.
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 not a lawyer.
C) He is the President but not a doctor.
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 food is bad.
C) Because the room is noisy.
D) Because the staff is rude.

15. What question did the waiter ask the group of dining Jewish mothers?

A) How is the food?
B) Would you like dessert?
C) Is anything all right?
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) 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) Vilnius
B) Kraków
C) Chełm
D) Warsaw

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

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

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

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

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) Pulitzer Prize
B) Nobel Prize
C) National Book Award
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) Drowning
B) Frying
C) Exile
D) Public shaming

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

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

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

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

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

A) 17th century
B) 19th century
C) 20th century
D) 18th 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) Squirrels.
B) Mice.
C) Birds.
D) Bats.

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 brought other squirrels to the synagogue.
D) They became members of the congregation.

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

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

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

A) The elderly members.
B) The converts.
C) The Rabbis.
D) The choir members.

33. What excuse does Joshua ben Hananiah give for the fragrant odor of the Sabbath dish?

A) The heat of the oven.
B) A secret family recipe.
C) Garlic from the market.
D) A spice called Shabbat.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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) Innkeeper
B) Rabbi
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) Rabbi Boruch
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) Chimneysweeps
B) Farmers
C) Bankers
D) Politicians

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

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

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) Convert to Christianity
C) Refuse to attend
D) Try some pork

46. How did the old man describe Lenin to the customs official in Moscow?

A) The man who stole his gold
B) The genius who thought up this worker's paradise
C) A historic enemy of the people
D) A tyrant who ruined the country

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

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

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

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

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

A) Shnook-shmendrik
B) Shlemiel-shlimazel
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) 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) Shlimazel
B) Sandwich
C) Boulevard
D) Midnight

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