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Jewish Humor Quiz

How much do you know about Jewish humor?

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Jews have long used humor as a tool for self-ridicule, fighting anti-Semitism, and even passing down traditions. And in the past few decades Jewish humor has become significant in mainstream popular culture. How much do you know about Jewish humor?

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Question 1 of 10
How did the magazine National Lampoon set a new comedic standard?
Question 2 of 10
What is Chelm?
Question 3 of 10
Who loosely portrayed Fanny Brice in the film Funny Girl?
Question 4 of 10
True or false: Humor is one of the hallmarks of Yiddish literature.
Question 5 of 10
The Marx brothers--Julius, Adolph, and Leonard--were renamed
Question 6 of 10
Which of these early entertainers performed in blackface as a vital part of his or her act?
Question 7 of 10
"I do not know whether there are many other instances of a people making fun to such a degree of its own character." Who said this about the Jews?
Question 8 of 10
"Hanukkah Harry," "Jewess Jeans," and "Jew, Not a Jew," are sketches from what TV show?
Question 9 of 10
Woody Allen's Oscar-winning film Annie Hall focuses on what subject?
Question 10 of 10
Which of these TV characters is Jewish?
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