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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. How does the audience know that Lemml speaks German as a second language?
(a) Based on his stuttering, stopping, and grammatical errors.
(b) The girls laugh at him before he has time to speak.
(c) The girls tell him he should hire a German tutor.
(d) There are subtitles used to explain his poor understanding of German.

2. In 1920, Ellis Island: An Impossibly Long Line, the troupe is lined up where?
(a) At the base of the Statue of Liberty.
(b) On a boat in New York harbor.
(c) In the Great Hall on Ellis Island.
(d) Pennsylvania Station.

3. How does O’Neill feel about Asch giving up the theatre?
(a) Worried about him.
(b) Sad for him.
(c) Happy for him.
(d) Angry with him.

4. Nakhmen says this play is written by a Jew who hates who?
(a) Gentiles.
(b) The poor.
(c) Jews.
(d) The wealthy.

5. What does Sholem decide to do to defend his play in court?
(a) He goes to court.
(b) Write a letter to the court.
(c) He sends Madje to court.
(d) He protests outside the courthouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sholem's response as the men hurl insults at him?

2. How does the troupe respond as Lemml speaks in poor German?

3. What does Dorothee NOT ask Virginia regarding what will shock her parents more?

4. How does Indecent begin?

5. Who does Virginia want to meet?

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