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 the playwright have some characters speak in perfect English and others with dialects?
(a) To show where the various characters are from in the U.S.
(b) To show who which characters are poor and which are wealthy.
(c) To let the audience know more about the characters without changing languages.
(d) To represent the various dialects in the U.S.

2. What are the real names of Reina and Dorothee?
(a) Ruth and Deine.
(b) Rochel and Devora.
(c) Risa and Dovi.
(d) Rivka and Doba.

3. In the end, why did Vogel not use the obscenity trial itself?
(a) She had plans to create a second play focusing on the trial.
(b) It was too long and boring.
(c) It was too emotional for Vogel to add into the play.
(d) It did not fit, and she could not make it fit.

4. 1911, St. Petersburg is a repeat of the last few lines of the play, minus what?
(a) The line about sending Rifkele down into the whorehouse.
(b) The lines about knowing how to make money.
(c) The lines about the Torah.
(d) The lines about dragging Rifkele back by her hair.

5. In Rabbi Silverman – A Sermon, Temple Emanu-El, Silverman is appalled at Asch’s play and says he expects to be abused by whom but not by a fellow Jew?
(a) The Nazis.
(b) Muslim extremists.
(c) So-called Christians.
(d) The American government.