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 Rabbi Silverman say in Cast and Producer Arrested for Obscenity?
(a) He is telling the audience that he worries for the cast of The God of Vengeance.
(b) He is speaking to Sholem Asch about his play.
(c) He is telling the audience that anytime someone is arrested, he prays they are not Jewish.
(d) He was wondering to himself what he should say to his congregation regarding The God of Vengeance.

2. What do the men think of the ending of the play?
(a) Lemmls finds this ending to be wonderful, while the other men are shocked at the desecration of the Torah.
(b) Lemml is uncomfortable with the treatment of the Torah, but the other men find it exhilarating.
(c) The men love the emotional quality at the end of the play.
(d) All of the men are horrified by the desecration of the Torah.

3. How is the troupe first noticed by the audience?
(a) The troupe performs a kickline.
(b) The troupe introduces themselves.
(c) The troupe sings in Yiddish from the wings.
(d) The troupe stand up, covered in dust.

4. In the love scene between Manke and Rifkele, what does Dorothee do, regarding the newly-cast Virginia?
(a) She tells her to practice the love scene with someone else first.
(b) She checks in with Virginia to make sure she is comfortable with the embrace.
(c) She forces her to do the love scene.
(d) She refuses to do the love scene with Virginia.

5. In what languages do the actors speak at the beginning of the play?
(a) Spanish and Chinese.
(b) Yiddish and English.
(c) French and German.
(d) Yiddish and German.