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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Indecent: The True Story of a Little Jewish Play: From Ashes They Rise - The Last Moments of the Play.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Vogel wrote the play, what does she say she began to feel regarding the story?
(a) She fell in love with this world until her obsession matched her director’s.
(b) She soon grew tired of the story and its characters.
(c) She began to feel hatred towards those who hurt the people in this story.
(d) She began to worry if this was the right story to write.

2. When was Indecent's Broadway premiere?
(a) April 18, 2011.
(b) April 18, 2019.
(c) April 18, 2017.
(d) April 18, 2013.

3. Why does Nakhmen groan as they prepare to read Sholem's play?
(a) It starts off with a matchmaker named Yente.
(b) It takes place in a brothel, like so many other plays.
(c) It begins with an old Jewish tale.
(d) It begins by talking about Jewish traditions.

4. Where does Sholem say he has always wanted to see?
(a) Berlin.
(b) America.
(c) Warsaw.
(d) Paris.

5. Indecent had its New York premiere where?
(a) Eastman Theatre.
(b) The Vineyard Theatre.
(c) The Stanley Theatre.
(d) The Landmark Theatre.

Short Answer Questions

1. Vogel had read The God of Vengeance while a student at what university?

2. For whom does Sholem want to write?

3. What is Sholem's response when he asks the men what a minyan is?

4. The God of Vengeance changed Vogel’s attitude and assumptions regarding what?

5. Peretz says that if Sholem must throw stones, he should throw them where?

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