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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. Why is Eugene O’Neill not able to testify for the cast?
(a) He cannot testify for the changes that were made and The God of Vengeance.
(b) The court dismissed all the defense witnesses.
(c) He decided he was too nervous to speak up in court.
(d) He is feeling under the weather.

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

3. What does Peretz advise Sholem to do with his manuscript at the end of this section?
(a) Print more copies of it.
(b) Make some changes in the dialogue.
(c) To burn it.
(d) Rewrite the ending.

4. 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 fact that God can be sold for a price.
(c) The setting being a brothel.
(d) The lesbian relationship.

5. How does Lemml react to the love scene the men are reading?
(a) He leaves the room.
(b) He becomes a more enthusiastic reader.
(c) He turns bright red and begins to stutter.
(d) He becomes quieter and more reserved.

Short Answer Questions

1. What love scene is shocking to the men?

2. Vogel had read The God of Vengeance while a student at what university?

3. In what languages are scene titles and translations projected throughout Indecent?

4. 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?

5. Who does Sholem address at the end of this section?

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