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Jewish Music Quiz

How much do you know about Jewish music?

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Jewish music today extends well beyond the synagogue, to the concert halls of Israel, the klezmer revival, and the reggae of Matisyahu. How much do you know about Jewish music?

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Question 1 of 10
Which of these is an example of song in the Bible?
Question 2 of 10
Hava Nagila began as:
Question 3 of 10
Bob Dylan's 1983 album, Infidels, contains an implicitly pro-Zionist song called:
Question 4 of 10
What are nigunim?
Question 5 of 10
Salamone Rossi's great claim to Jewish musical fame came with his publication in 1623 of what work?
Question 6 of 10
True or false: After the destruction of the Temple, the rabbis forbade the use of instruments during prayer.
Question 7 of 10
What is Leonard Bernstein's only work composed for the synagogue?
Question 8 of 10
Which event brought Cantor Yosselle Rosenblatt to the attention of the New York Times in 1917?
Question 9 of 10
When Wagner claimed in his essay "Judaism in Music" that Jews could never be "true" creators because they are parasitic, Arnold Schoenberg created what musical response?
Question 10 of 10
Which of these statements about Fiddler on the Roof is true?
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