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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?

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Question 1 of 10
What percentage of European Jewry perished in the Holocaust?
Question 2 of 10
The Reconquista (reconquest) of Spain lead to
Question 3 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 4 of 10
True or False: Originally, Hasidic leadership was passed on to the most outstanding disciple of the Rebbe or Zaddik when he died.
Question 5 of 10
Solomon Schechter was
Question 6 of 10
Jews in which of these countries experienced modernity first?
Question 7 of 10
There are no Jews living in Iran today.
Question 8 of 10
Which of the following figures was approached to be the President of the State of Israel?
Question 9 of 10
The British were given authority over Palestine at what conference?
Question 10 of 10
Which of these American Jewish institutions was created first?

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