Sholem Aleichem

Sholem Aleichem

7th Grade

20 Qs

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Sholem Aleichem

Sholem Aleichem

Assessment

Quiz

Created by

Guy Mannheim

History

7th Grade

46 plays

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20 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is one of the most beloved writers of Yiddish literature, whose work inspired the hit musical 'Fiddler on the Roof'?

Isaac Bashevis Singer

Franz Kafka

Sholem Aleichem

Elie Wiesel

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the literal meaning of "Sholem Aleichem" in Hebrew?

What's up?

Peace be upon you

Hello, friend

Goodbye

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Sholem Aleichem use a pseudonym for his first Yiddish story?

To honor his father

To avoid censorship

To disguise himself from his father

To create a mysterious persona

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What language did Sholem Aleichem originally write in before finding his voice in Yiddish?

Russian

Hebrew

English

German

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the traditional language of Jewish scholarship, considered more sophisticated than Yiddish?

Russian

Hebrew

English

German

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Sholem Aleichem is best remembered for his work in which literary form?

Novels and plays

Poems and sonnets

Essays and articles

Short stories and novellas

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is Menakhem-Mendl in Sholem Aleichem's stories?

A) A successful businessman

B) A dairyman

C) A schlimazel (habitually unlucky person)

D) A wealthy landowner

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