Books stored in the attic of a synagogue in Riga, Latvia, 1991. (Zion Ozeri/Jewish Lens)

Jewish Literature Quiz

How much do you know about Jewish literature?

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From legends in the Bible and Talmud, to the American masters Bellow and Roth, storytelling has been an integral part of Jewish life.

Question 1 of 10
Which of these Jewish movements was responsible for the surge in 18th-century Jewish literature?
Question 2 of 10
When did Ladino writers start to use the Ladino language to keep their disparate culture alive?
Question 3 of 10
Which of these books features a climactic scene set in New York Harbor as a pair of tefilin bobs up and down in the water?
Question 4 of 10
Milton Steinberg's novel about the life of Elisha ben Abuyah, who interacts with famous sages such as Rabbi Akiba and Rabbi Meir, is called:
Question 5 of 10
Which is NOT a major category of Ladino literature?
Question 6 of 10
Which of these Jewish writers was Polish?
Question 7 of 10
What is an example of pre-modern secular Hebrew literature?
Question 8 of 10
Which of these is NOT a contemporary Israeli author?
Question 9 of 10
Which of these Hebrew writers came first?
Question 10 of 10
What subjects did Russian-born Hebrew poets Hayim Nahman Bialik and Saul Tchernichovsky write about in the late 1800s?
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