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

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

3. 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.

4. Why does Nakhmen groan as they prepare to read Sholem's play?
(a) It starts off with a matchmaker named Yente.
(b) It begins with an old Jewish tale.
(c) It takes place in a brothel, like so many other plays.
(d) It begins by talking about Jewish traditions.

5. Where did Vogel and Taichmann first begin to work on Indecent?
(a) In a local coffee shop.
(b) In Vogel's home.
(c) In a shared cabin.
(d) In Taichman's office.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of music begins to play at the beginning of Indecent?

2. About what does Peretz think Sholem should write?

3. How is the troupe first noticed by the audience?

4. When does Paula Vogel receive a call from Rebecca Taichman?

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

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