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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1938, Staten Island: Sholem Asch in his Study - 1952, Bridgeport, Connecticut: Moving Day, Sholem and Madje Asch's House.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Beginning of Act Three starts onstage with Sarah speaking about how what person is opening her own whorehouse with Rifkele as the prostitute?
(a) Ruth.
(b) Elsa.
(c) Freida.
(d) Manke.

2. What is the line that Madje says that is later used in the play and is read later on in this section in the salon reading?
(a) Willkommen. Bienvenue. Welcome.
(b) The is such mishegas.
(c) Oy vey!
(d) Teach me. Take me. I want to taste you.

3. What do the men think of the ending of the play?
(a) Lemmls finds this ending to be wonderful, while the other men are shocked at the desecration of the Torah.
(b) The men love the emotional quality at the end of the play.
(c) All of the men are horrified by the desecration of the Torah.
(d) Lemml is uncomfortable with the treatment of the Torah, but the other men find it exhilarating.

4. In 1922, New York City: Rehearsal for the English Transfer, what is taking place between Dorothee and Reina?
(a) They are in deep discussion.
(b) They are fighting.
(c) They are singing.
(d) They are having lunch.

5. How is the troupe described prior to the list of characters?
(a) The Dead Troupe.
(b) The Jewish Troupe.
(c) The Old Troupe.
(d) The Dusty Troupe.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Vogel NOT dedicate Indecent?

2. In 1943, Lódź Ghetto, Poland: An Attic Turned into a Stage, what does Lemml give each member of the cast?

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

4. How did Vogel finish up her days?

5. How many years later was Indecent complete?

(see the answer key)

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