View a FREE sample

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 was NOT included in the box of materials that Taichman unearthed at the start of the collaboration with Vogel?
(a) Her thesis.
(b) The original copy of The God of Vengeance.
(c) The entire trial transcript.
(d) Letters from the producer Harry Weinberger.

2. This section (1908, Berlin: A Cabaret) begins with the lights coming up on a cabaret in Berlin, as the troupe dances how?
(a) Erotically.
(b) Gracefully.
(c) Nervously.
(d) Quickly.

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

4. Lemml says the cast and team did Sholem’s play for what reason?
(a) To see America.
(b) For the adventure.
(c) For money and fame.
(d) For the love of the play and the love of the two girls.

5. Describe the set.
(a) Lavish and beautiful.
(b) Realistic.
(c) Simple but with some set pieces being flown in.
(d) Simple with all of the props coming out of suitcases.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the audience know that Lemml speaks German as a second language?

2. When Lemml makes a wish that their time is not up, what does he see in his mind?

3. What does Madje wish Sholem had never done?

4. How does Sholem's play end?

5. In what language do Manke and Rifkele speak, while in the rain at the end of Indecent?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 353 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample