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

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

3. For whom does Sholem want to write?
(a) The poor.
(b) The Jewish youth.
(c) For everyone.
(d) The Jewish people.

4. Why does Asch feel grateful to Lemml?
(a) He had the script translated into English.
(b) He was the first to support him and his play;
(c) He paid for severs of the cast members’ visas.
(d) He helped him bring the troupe to America.

5. What happens between Dorothee and Reina, after Dorothee is released from jail?
(a) Reina rejoins the cast.
(b) They decide to meet for dinner that evening to reevaluate the relationship.
(c) They begin to argue and end their relationship.
(d) They reunite, and Dorothee goes home with Reina.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Madje wish Sholem had never done?

3. What does Dorothee NOT ask Virginia regarding what will shock her parents more?

4. When was Indecent's first world premieres?

5. What is Sholem's response when he asks the men what a minyan is?

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