Modern History Quiz

Questions of national identity and Jewish identity were central to the experience of modernity for Jews everywhere. How much do you know about Jewish history since 1650?

Question 1 of 10
Who is credited with delivering the first Yiddish socialist speech in America?
Question 2 of 10
The Reconquista (reconquest) of Spain lead to
Question 3 of 10
True or false: Theodor Herzl, founder of modern Zionism, was an Orthodox Jew.
Question 4 of 10
The "Night of Broken Glass" is known more famously by what name?
Question 5 of 10
True or False: The 1990 National Jewish Population Survey indicated that more Jews in America identified themselves as "cultural" Jews than as "religious" Jews.
Question 6 of 10
Which of these American Jewish institutions was created first?
Question 7 of 10
How did Harry Houdini die?
Question 8 of 10
At the time of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, how many Jews lived there?
Question 9 of 10
What was the name of the ship of German Jewish refugees that was turned away from both American and Cuban ports in 1939?
Question 10 of 10
Who was the Baal Shem Tov?

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