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

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Guy Mannheim
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7th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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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