Devil's Arithmetic Vocabulary C1-9
Choose the correct answer for the given vocabulary word.
- 1.The definition of yiddish is:
- A.
A high German language spoken by Jews
- B.
A skull cap worn by Jewish males for religious reasons
- C.
Jewish holiday about the ceremony of slavery in Egypt
- 2.The definition of haggadah is:
- A.
Jewish band
- B.
A book of reading from the Seder dinner
- C.
Jewish holiday about the ceremony of slavery in Egypt.
- 3.The definition of gutteral is:
- A.
Genuine, pure, obeying Jewish law
- B.
To agree
- C.
Harsh sounding
- 4.The definition of exodus is:
- A.
emigration by a large group of people
- B.
Lacking yeast to expand dough or batter
- C.
The first book of the Bible
- 5.The definition of yeshivah is:
- A.
A song sung during Seder
- B.
Jewish town
- C.
A Jewish school that provides secular and religious instruction.
- 6.The definition of drone is:
- A.
Pondered, meditated
- B.
A low humming continuous noise
- C.
Pushing, and pulling
- 7.The definition of synagogue is:
- A.
A ceremonial dinner for Jews
- B.
Matchmaker
- C.
A Jewish place of worship
- 8.The definition of privy is:
- A.
An outhouse
- B.
To care for
- C.
A Jewish town
- 9.The definition of deliberately is:
- A.
Considered carefully when deciding, purposefully
- B.
To make a narrow groove or wrinkle
- C.
Great detail, complicated
- 10.The definition of afikoman is:
- A.
Middle of 3 matzos wrapped in cloth used for Seder feast game
- B.
Jewish town
- C.
A skull cap worn by Jewish males
- 11.The definition of canopy is:
- A.
Covering
- B.
Above
- C.
To convert or change from one language to another
- 12.The definition of plaintive is:
- A.
To pass judgement
- B.
Happy, carefree
- C.
Sad, mournful
- 13.The definition of compensation is:
- A.
To apologize for
- B.
To regret doing
- C.
Given or received for payment
- 14.The definition of peasants is:
- A.
Wealthy citizen
- B.
Laborer, farmer
- C.
Learns a trade from a skilled master
- 15.The definition of dainty is:
- A.
Detailed, complicated
- B.
Beautiful, graceful, delicate
- C.
Sturdy and strong
- 16.The definition of cascaded is:
- A.
A waterfall
- B.
To make clean
- C.
To fall or go down
- 17.The definition of klezmer is:
- A.
Jewish band made of clarinet, violin, and accordion
- B.
Jewish band made of clarinet, trumpet, and accordion
- C.
Jewish band made of clarinet, guitar, and accordion
- 18.The definition of billeted is:
- A.
To be placed in a private home temporarily
- B.
To hurt or harm on purpose
- C.
To charge one for a service
- 19.The definition of Holocaust is:
- A.
A ceremonial dinner for Jews
- B.
The mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime
- C.
World War II time period
- 20.The definition of malach ha-mavis is:
- A.
Angel of Death
- B.
A book of reading from the Seder dinner
- C.
Snake smile with no teeth
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