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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. How many years later was Indecent complete?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 5 years.

2. What is Sholem's response when Nakhmen says he is representing the Jewish people as prostitutes and pimps?
(a) These characters are not prostitutes and pimps.
(b) Yes, you are correct.
(c) These characters are more than just prostitutes and pimps.
(d) Some of our people are prostitutes and pimps.

3. Vogel had read The God of Vengeance while a student at what university?
(a) Brown.
(b) Yale.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Cornell.

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

5. What young woman is Yekel concerned about?
(a) His virgin daughter, Rifkele.
(b) His frail sister, Chana.
(c) His wife, the former prostitute, Sarah.
(d) One of his whores, Manke.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men think of the ending of the play?

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

3. Indecent had its New York premiere where?

4. What type of plays do the men at the salon want, regarding the Jewish people?

5. Who co-commissioned Indecent?

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