Transcript Midterm Preparation

YDD2104 MIDTERM
PREPARATION
Midterm Examination
Date: February 26
Duration: 1 hour 20 min
Point value: 20% of the final grade
No books, notes or electronic
devices allowed.
Section I (40 marks)
Identify briefly ANY TEN of the following
events, concepts, or individuals (as they relate to
Yiddish culture, literature, and/or film).
The material for identification will be taken
from the non-fiction course reading, Yiddish
Cinema documentary, and the slides.
Section II (60 marks)
Respond (in at least three paragraphs)
to two essay questions.
PREPARE THEM ALL, you will be
given a choice of any two from the
four I will pick from the list.
Midterm Questions
J. Hoberman calls Uncle Moses a “transitional
figure.” What do you think this notion implies?
What parallels can be drawn between Uncle
Moses and Samuel from Singer’s “Son from
America”?
Describe similarities between workers’ life in
Uncle Moses and “Alone in a Strange World.”
What role does music play in Mamele and Yiddle
with his Fiddle?
Midterm Questions
What traditional aspects of Jewish way of living are
represented in “Bubbe Henya,” Mamele, and/or
Yiddle with his Fiddle?
How are young women portrayed in film (your
choice) and literature (“In the Boarding House”)?
Compare the representation of housewives in
“Imprisoned,” “Holiday Dainties,” and Mamele.
Examine the gender role quandary in “Kaddish,”
Yiddle with his Fiddle, and “Yentl the Yeshiva Boy.”