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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The God of Vengeance changed Vogel’s attitude and assumptions regarding what?
(a) Homosexuality.
(b) The Holocaust.
(c) Empathy and gender roles.
(d) Young married men.

2. Peretz says that if Sholem must throw stones, he should throw them where?
(a) In his own yard.
(b) At his own home.
(c) Outside the tent.
(d) At the gentiles.

3. What is Sholem's response as the men hurl insults at him?
(a) He tells them that they are correct to insult him.
(b) He silently leaves the room.
(c) He shouts insults back at them.
(d) He says he put his soul into this play.

4. When was Indecent's New York premiere?
(a) April 27, 2011.
(b) April 27, 2012.
(c) April 27, 2018.
(d) April 27, 2016.

5. How did Vogel first hear about Taichman?
(a) She had read about a young director who had staged the obscenity trials as her thesis.
(b) She had read an article about her in Time magazine.
(c) She had received a call from her while she was in college regarding some research.
(d) She had interviewed her while she was in college.

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

7. Why does Sholem have Peretz read the part of Yekel?
(a) Yekel is the first character to speak.
(b) Yekel is the only male character.
(c) Yekel is strong and powerful, just like Peretz.
(d) Yekel is the protagonist and has the most lines.

8. Where did Vogel and Taichmann first begin to work on Indecent?
(a) In Taichman's office.
(b) In a shared cabin.
(c) In Vogel's home.
(d) In a local coffee shop.

9. What is Madje's first response to Sholem's play?
(a) What is this trash?
(b) Chas v'shalom.
(c) Oh.
(d) Wow.

10. What type of plays do the men at the salon want, regarding the Jewish people?
(a) Plays that show the innocence of the Jewish people.
(b) Plays that represent the Jewish people as valiant and heroic.
(c) Plays that tell Jewish tall tales.
(d) Plays that put fear into the hearts of gentiles.

11. When Mrs. Peretz enters, for what is the excitement in the house not good?
(a) Mr. Peretz's heart.
(b) The men in the salon.
(c) The Jewish people.
(d) Mr. Peretz's digestion.

12. What is Sholem's response when he asks the men what a minyan is?
(a) It is no longer necessary.
(b) It is ten Jews in a circle accusing each other of anti-Semitism.
(c) It is a yellow creature that helps Gru.
(d) It is ten Jews who pray together.

13. The playwright adds a note that if the reader sees “/” that means what?
(a) The dialogue is to be sung.
(b) The character will speak in two languages.
(c) The dialogue is meant to overlap.
(d) The character may improvise.

14. What does Peretz tell Sholem will happen to him when the public gets ahold of this play?
(a) He will be torn limb from limb.
(b) He will be thrown into jail.
(c) He will be rich and famous.
(d) He will be exhaulted.

15. What are the two locations in which Indecent had its world premiere?
(a) The Muny and Seattle Repertory Theatre.
(b) Hartford Stage and Indianapolis Repertory Theatre.
(c) Arena Stage and Goodspeed Musicals.
(d) Yale Repertory Theatre and La Jolla Playhouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Indecent begin?

2. How is the troupe first noticed by the audience?

3. When does Paula Vogel receive a call from Rebecca Taichman?

4. Who co-commissioned Indecent?

5. What does Peretz advise Sholem to do with his manuscript at the end of this section?

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