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1. Your annoying aunt is doing something which is really bothering you, as usual. To stop her, you command, "Stop kvetching!" What have you requested for her to stop?
2. Your grandmother is throwing a family party. At the dinner table, you are engrossed in conversation with your oddball uncle. Your grandmother comes up to the two of you and yells, "Es!". What has she told you to do?
3. While driving home from the party, your dad is cut off in traffic by an erratic driver. Instead of using a typical American gesture, he yells, "May you voxen like a sibleh!" What old Yiddish curse is he using?
4. You're almost home when your dad accidently misses the turn off the highway. Your mom turns to him and goes, "You schlemiel!" What is she saying?
5. Here's a technical one. When saying "Oy!" or "Oy vey!", or "Oy vey izmir!", one states that they are either frustrated or annoyed. If one says "Oy gevalt!" instead, what feeling are they adding?
6. Here's a little-known story: An old Jewish man is testifying in front of a judge, and the judge asks how old he is. The man refuses to answer. This goes on for a while before a lawyer understands what is going on. He turns to the old man and says, "kenhurra, how old are you?" The man immediately responds with the truth, "85." What did the lawyer say? (Before "how old are you?")
7. What would a "yenta" most likely do?
8. In a synagogue, two people notice that the person in front of them is not holding their prayer book the right side up. One person turns to the other and says, "He's not a landsman." What does he mean?
9. Your grandfather, who immigrated to your current country from Eastern Europe, is reminiscing about the old days. He starts off, "Back in the schtetl..." Back in the what?
10. After a long day, your mother comes home and says, "I'm so verklempt I could plotz!" What is she saying?
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