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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1938, Staten Island: Sholem Asch in his Study - 1952, Bridgeport, Connecticut: Moving Day, Sholem and Madje Asch's House.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the troupe hope audience members will bring with them?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Food or money.
(c) A new producer.
(d) Reporters.

2. Why does Sholem want to change the way gentiles see Jews?
(a) He is tired of the mistreatment he has received.
(b) He has many gentile friends.
(c) He wishes he were a gentile.
(d) He fears the pogroms of Europe are coming to America.

3. The Last Moments of the Play is a repeat of what?
(a) The lines of the end of the play that have been performed previously, but this time they are performed in Yiddish.
(b) The lines of the end of the play that have been performed previously.
(c) The lines of the play that has been performed previously minus the sending of Rivkele to the brothel.
(d) The first lines of the play.

4. How does O’Neill feel towards Asch?
(a) He is concerned about him.
(b) He admires him.
(c) He is frustrated with him.
(d) He is angry with him.

5. Silverman denounces this play and is happy that what has happened?
(a) The script has been changed.
(b) The cast has been arrested.
(c) The playwright has been arrested.
(d) The cast has been sent back to Europe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Beginning of Act Three starts onstage with Sarah speaking about how what person is opening her own whorehouse with Rifkele as the prostitute?

2. Lemml says the cast and team did Sholem’s play for what reason?

3. How does Madje feel about her safety in America?

4. Why does Sholem have Peretz read the part of Yekel?

5. When was Indecent's first world premieres?

(see the answer key)

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