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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Indecent had its New York premiere where?
(a) The Vineyard Theatre.
(b) The Stanley Theatre.
(c) The Landmark Theatre.
(d) Eastman Theatre.

2. What kind of music begins to play at the beginning of Indecent?
(a) Big band music.
(b) Klezmer music.
(c) A waltz.
(d) A violin solo.

3. How long did it take the women to create a rough draft of Indecent?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 2 months.

4. What language does Peretz say is their mother tongue?
(a) German.
(b) Yiddish.
(c) Polish.
(d) Russian.

5. Who does Sholem address at the end of this section?
(a) Peretz.
(b) Lemml.
(c) Madje.
(d) Nahkmen.

6. When did the obscenity trial take place?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1906.
(d) 1923.

7. In the end, why did Vogel not use the obscenity trial itself?
(a) It was too long and boring.
(b) It was too emotional for Vogel to add into the play.
(c) She had plans to create a second play focusing on the trial.
(d) It did not fit, and she could not make it fit.

8. Where does Sholem say he has always wanted to see?
(a) Paris.
(b) Berlin.
(c) America.
(d) Warsaw.

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

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

11. What is Sholem's response when Nakhmen says he is representing the Jewish people as prostitutes and pimps?
(a) Some of our people are prostitutes and pimps.
(b) These characters are more than just prostitutes and pimps.
(c) Yes, you are correct.
(d) These characters are not prostitutes and pimps.

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

13. What love scene is shocking to the men?
(a) The one between Rifkele and Manke.
(b) The one between Yekel and Sarah.
(c) The one between Yekel and Manke.
(d) The one between Sholem and Madje.

14. For every scene kept in Indecent, how many were thrown out?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Sholem feel every time he meets with Mr. Peretz?

2. What does Peretz tell Sholem will happen to him when the public gets ahold of this play?

3. How does Sholem's play end?

4. What are the two locations in which Indecent had its world premiere?

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

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