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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1923, On Broadway - 1923, The Verdict: People of the State of New York vs. The God of Vengeance.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. O’Neill believes that the court will claim that the problem with the show is what?
(a) And the plot does not make any sense.
(b) The setting being a brothel.
(c) The fact that God can be sold for a price.
(d) The lesbian relationship.

2. Describe the set.
(a) Simple but with some set pieces being flown in.
(b) Simple with all of the props coming out of suitcases.
(c) Realistic.
(d) Lavish and beautiful.

3. Who does Virginia want to meet?
(a) Reina.
(b) The playwright.
(c) The producer.
(d) The director.

4. How does Lemml feel about working in the theatre as an assistant to the stage manager?
(a) He second-guesses his decision to join the production.
(b) He wishes he were the stage manager.
(c) He feels honored and is excited.
(d) He is very nervous.

5. In 1908, Berlin: A Cabaret, Halina sings what song?
(a) Home in Berlin.
(b) Umbrella in Berlin.
(c) Ticket to Berlin.
(d) Suitcase in Berlin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What young woman is Yekel concerned about?

2. After a Night in Jail begins with who waiting outside the jail for the cast to be bailed out?

3. How does Esther treat the newly-cast Virginia?

4. Who in The God of Vengeance finds the cast guilty of presenting an indecent, obscene, and immoral play, exhibition, and drama?

5. When did the obscenity trial take place?

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