Modern History Quiz

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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
Jews in which of these countries experienced modernity first?
Question 2 of 10
Approximately how many Jews fought for the German Army in WWI?
Question 3 of 10
German Jews emigrated to America in the mid 19th century primarily because of
Question 4 of 10
Which of the following figures was approached to be the President of the State of Israel?
Question 5 of 10
What is the name of the terrorist group that plotted the Entebbe hijacking in 1976?
Question 6 of 10
Who founded the Jewish Renewal Movement?
Question 7 of 10
Leo Frank was
Question 8 of 10
According to the 1990 National Jewish Population Survey (NJPS), what was the Jewish intermarriage rate in the United States?
Question 9 of 10
Which war moved American Jewry toward unwavering support of the State of Israel?
Question 10 of 10
True or false: Theodor Herzl, founder of modern Zionism, was an Orthodox Jew.
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