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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. When was Indecent's New York premiere?
(a) April 27, 2012.
(b) April 27, 2018.
(c) April 27, 2011.
(d) April 27, 2016.

2. The playwright adds a note that if the reader sees “/” that means what?
(a) The dialogue is to be sung.
(b) The dialogue is meant to overlap.
(c) The character may improvise.
(d) The character will speak in two languages.

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

4. When does Paula Vogel receive a call from Rebecca Taichman?
(a) 2009.
(b) 2019.
(c) 1989.
(d) 2017.

5. How does Sholem's play end?
(a) It ends with Sarah begging to save Rifkele.
(b) It ends with Yekel forgiving Rifkele.
(c) It ends with Yekel threatening to make Rifkele a whore in his brothel and then throwing the Torah scroll on the ground.
(d) It ends with Rifkele and Manke dancing in the rain.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the troupe described prior to the list of characters?

2. What is the first thing that Lemml does?

3. As Vogel wrote the play, what does she say she began to feel regarding the story?

4. How did Vogel finish up her days?

5. What does Vogel say about the collaboration with Taichman?

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