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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. What is the name of the bar in which Lemml spends time with a drunk Eugene O’Neill?
(a) The West Village Retreat.
(b) The Hell Hole.
(c) The Stonewall Inn.
(d) The Carriage House.

2. In Sholem Asch Shows Lemml America, what does Asch show Lemml?
(a) The New York harbor.
(b) The Lower East Side.
(c) The Empire State Building.
(d) The Brooklyn Bridge.

3. Who does Silverman blame for the Jewish underground prostitution ring?
(a) The community who supports these acts.
(b) The women who sell themselves.
(c) World governments.
(d) The men who earn a living off the sweat of the women who work for them.

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

5. In 1923: Opening Night on Broadway, Intermission, how do Sholem and Madje react to the changes in the script?
(a) They are annoyed.
(b) They are thrilled.
(c) They are in shock.
(d) They are surprised.

Short Answer Questions

1. The judge says that, although theatre is not what, it should still reflect the moral values of the American people?

2. Of what group have the Aschs attracted the attention?

3. What is Sholem's response to Madje when she says they need to go to court?

4. What did Vogel do when other projects came along, whiles she was working on Indecent?

5. What other cities are listed in which the performance stays the same?

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