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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. In the end, why did Vogel not use the obscenity trial itself?
(a) It did not fit, and she could not make it fit.
(b) She had plans to create a second play focusing on the trial.
(c) It was too long and boring.
(d) It was too emotional for Vogel to add into the play.

2. Where does Indecent take place?
(a) Warsaw in 1906, Bridgeport, Connecticut in the 1950s and everywhere in between.
(b) In an attic in Poland.
(c) Europe in 1906 and the 1920s and America in the 1950s.
(d) A few cities in Europe and America in the 20th century.

3. How does Madje feel about the response Sholem will get from the men at the salon?
(a) She is unsure what they will think.
(b) She is nervous things will not go well.
(c) She is confident they will love it.
(d) She is prepared to be angry with the men at the salon.

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

5. To whom does Vogel NOT dedicate Indecent?
(a) Rebecca Taichman’s immigrant ancestors.
(b) All of our immigrant ancestors.
(c) Sholem Asch and his descendants.
(d) Vogel's immigrant ancestors.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What language does Peretz say is their mother tongue?

3. The playwright adds a note that if the reader sees “/” that means what?

4. Why does Nakhmen groan as they prepare to read Sholem's play?

5. When was Indecent's first world premieres?

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