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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. How does Staten Island: Sholem and Madje’s Home begin?
(a) With Lemml knocking on the Asch’s door.
(b) With Sholem reading out loud his newest play.
(c) With Madje arguing with Sholem.
(d) With Sholem slouching over his typewriter pretending to be hard at work.

2. When was The God of Vengeance written?
(a) 1905.
(b) 2009.
(c) 1923.
(d) 1906.

3. Vogel says she wrote the scenes, and Taichman made them come alive. Which scenes does she specifically mention?
(a) The opening scene with the Asch's and the final scene as they prepare to leave.
(b) The arrival of Lemml in America and his return to Poland.
(c) The various performances of The God of Vengeance.
(d) The cast rising from the ashes at the beginning and the rain scene at the end.

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

5. Silverman denounces this play and is happy that what has happened?
(a) The cast has been arrested.
(b) The script has been changed.
(c) The cast has been sent back to Europe.
(d) The playwright has been arrested.

Short Answer Questions

1. For every scene kept in Indecent, how many were thrown out?

2. What do Madje and Sholem decide it is best for him to do?

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

4. What does Yekel do with the Torah scroll instead of throwing it on the ground?

5. In the end, why did Vogel not use the obscenity trial itself?

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