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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1923, On Broadway - 1923, The Verdict: People of the State of New York vs. The God of Vengeance.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What type of plays do the men at the salon want, regarding the Jewish people?
(a) Plays that show the innocence of the Jewish people.
(b) Plays that put fear into the hearts of gentiles.
(c) Plays that tell Jewish tall tales.
(d) Plays that represent the Jewish people as valiant and heroic.
2. How has Sholem been affected by the pogroms in Europe?
(a) He is sorry for those in Europe but does not worry about Jews in America.
(b) He has not been affected by them at all.
(c) He cannot get the images of what he saw out of his head.
(d) He wants to return to Europe to help out.
3. Why are there a great deal of police in the theatre?
(a) There was a robbery nearby.
(b) The officers want to see the show.
(c) The show has been receiving threats.
(d) Many audience members are wearing expensive jewelry.
4. In Full Company Meeting: The Provincetown Playhouse, how does the cast respond when they learn that the Broadway production will not include the romantic rain scene at the end of the play?
(a) They are relieved.
(b) They are nervous.
(c) They are appalled.
(d) They are not surprised.
5. What does Peretz advise Sholem to do with his manuscript at the end of this section?
(a) Print more copies of it.
(b) To burn it.
(c) Make some changes in the dialogue.
(d) Rewrite the ending.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Sholem's response when Peretz says now is not the time to stir up anti-Semitism?
2. Why is Sholem agitated and troubled?
3. In 1908, Berlin: Opening Night, The Last Moments of the Play, Yekel speaks what lines?
4. What is Sholem's response when Madje asks if they will stop the show because of the content of the show?
5. How does O’Neill feel about Asch giving up the theatre?
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