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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Nakhmen says this play is written by a Jew who hates who?
(a) Gentiles.
(b) The poor.
(c) Jews.
(d) The wealthy.

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

4. 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) Yes, you are correct.
(c) These characters are more than just prostitutes and pimps.
(d) These characters are not prostitutes and pimps.

5. When was Indecent's Broadway premiere?
(a) April 18, 2011.
(b) April 18, 2013.
(c) April 18, 2017.
(d) April 18, 2019.

6. Who co-commissioned Indecent?
(a) Stratford Theater Festival and Goodman Theatre.
(b) Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Yale Repertory Theatre.
(c) Ogunquit Playhouse and American Repertory Theater.
(d) American Players Theater and Waterville Playshop.

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

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

9. Why does the playwright have some characters speak in perfect English and others with dialects?
(a) To represent the various dialects in the U.S.
(b) To show where the various characters are from in the U.S.
(c) To let the audience know more about the characters without changing languages.
(d) To show who which characters are poor and which are wealthy.

10. 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.

11. How does Sholem's play end?
(a) It ends with Rifkele and Manke dancing in the rain.
(b) It ends with Yekel threatening to make Rifkele a whore in his brothel and then throwing the Torah scroll on the ground.
(c) It ends with Yekel forgiving Rifkele.
(d) It ends with Sarah begging to save Rifkele.

12. To whom is Lemml related?
(a) He is Mr. Peretz's son.
(b) He is Sholem's brother.
(c) He is Madje's nephew.
(d) He is Nakhmen's nephew.

13. 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 tell Jewish tall tales.
(c) Plays that put fear into the hearts of gentiles.
(d) Plays that represent the Jewish people as valiant and heroic.

14. How does Sholem feel every time he meets with Mr. Peretz?
(a) Anxious and worried.
(b) Comfortable and welcome.
(c) Like one of the prostitutes in his play.
(d) Very happy and excited.

15. How does Indecent begin?
(a) There is a solo clarinet and a Lemml in a spotlight.
(b) The lights go up on the stage and soft music is being played, while a figure, covered in dust, stretches and pours sawdust out of his sleeves.
(c) There is darkness and the sound of crying.
(d) There are bright search lights and loud music, with heavy boots being heard on steps.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Nakhmen groan as they prepare to read Sholem's play?

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

3. What is Sholem's response when Peretz says now is not the time to stir up anti-Semitism?

4. How did Vogel first hear about Taichman?

5. For every scene kept in Indecent, how many were thrown out?

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