Jewish Literature Quiz

Question 1 of 10

Who wrote "The Vale of Cedars," a reaction against "Ivanhoe"?

Question 2 of 10

Which writer survived the Holocaust, only to commit suicide years later?

Question 3 of 10

In what language did Franz Kafka write?

Question 4 of 10

Which of these books features a fictional history of Jews in the comic book industry?

Question 5 of 10

Up until the 1800s, which of these languages was not a widespread language used for writing Jewish fiction?

Question 6 of 10

Which of these Hebrew writers came first?

Question 7 of 10

What is an example of pre-modern secular Hebrew literature?

Question 8 of 10

What is the name of Erica Jong's sexually provocative and satirical novel about a Jewish woman from New York?

Question 9 of 10

Which of these comic book characters was NOT created by Jews?

Question 10 of 10

What is Franz Kafka's book Metamorphosis about?

Josef K. is arrested and prosecuted for a crime that is not revealed to him, and his innocence seems impossible to prove, despite the lack of evidence
Gregor Samsa, a traveling salesman, wakes up one morning and finds that he has turned into a "monstrous vermin"
A man named K. takes a room in a village while waiting for his appointment at the nearby castle and talks to the local village-people, who are all stuck in the town without an apparent purpose
A teenage boy is sent away by his family to a strange alternate version of the United States where the Statue of Liberty holds a sword in her hand instead of a torch, and a single bridge stretches between New York and Boston
The influence of being raised Jewish in the pre-WWII environment of Prague