Books stored in the attic of a synagogue in Riga, Latvia, 1991. (Zion Ozeri/Jewish Lens)
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Jewish Literature Quiz

How much do you know about Jewish literature?

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From legends in the Bible and Talmud, to the American masters Bellow and Roth, storytelling has been an integral part of Jewish life.

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Question 1 of 10
In Everything is Illuminated, Jonathan Safran Foer is on a quest to the Ukraine to find a woman named Augustine, who saved his grandfather from the Nazis. Who is the author?
Question 2 of 10
When did Ladino writers start to use the Ladino language to keep their disparate culture alive?
Question 3 of 10
Which writer survived the Holocaust, only to commit suicide years later?
Question 4 of 10
Who was S.Y. Agnon?
Question 5 of 10
Which of these is NOT an American Jewish poet?
Question 6 of 10
Who was Rivkah Tiktiner?
Question 7 of 10
Which of these is NOT a contemporary Israeli author?
Question 8 of 10
In "Bee Season," to what does Eliza Neumann's brother attribute her spelling bee triumphs?
Question 9 of 10
Philip Roth's last novel in the Death Trilogy resurrects his literary alter-ego of eight previous novels, Nathan Zuckerman. What is the title of this last book?
Question 10 of 10
Who wrote "The Vale of Cedars," a reaction against "Ivanhoe"?
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