Sholem Aleichem

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

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

• What's up?

• Peace be upon you

• Hello, friend

• Goodbye

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

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

• Russian

• Hebrew

• English

• German

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

• Russian

• Hebrew

• English

• German

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

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

What is the basis for the show and film "Fiddler on the Roof"?

• A) The Menakhem-Mendl stories

• B) The Tevye stories

• C) The Bubble Bursts story

• D) Menakhem-Mendl's letters

What year was the first Tevye story, "Tevye Strikes it Rich," published?

• A) 1889

• B) 1892

• C) 1894

• D) 1899

What happens in the Tevye story "The Bubble Bursts"?

• A) Tevye becomes a wealthy man

• B) Tevye loses his dairy business

• C) Tevye is involved in a failed money-making scheme

• D) Tevye discovers he is related to Menakhem-Mendl