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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Sholem's response to Madje when she says they need to go to court?
(a) He says he is not feeling well.
(b) He says he can be ready in ten minutes.
(c) He says she should go without him.
(d) He says he cannot go.

2. How does Madje feel about her safety in America?
(a) She believes they are safe.
(b) She worries for their safety.
(c) She fears their safety will begin to dwindle.
(d) She is slightly concerned about their safety.

3. Who posted bail for much of the cast?
(a) Sholem Asch.
(b) Lemml.
(c) Virginia’s father.
(d) Harry Weinberger.

4. As the troupe sings a song that ends with a kickline, they begin dressed as what?
(a) Hippies.
(b) Businessmen.
(c) Gypsies.
(d) Hasidim.

5. What other cities are listed in which the performance stays the same?
(a) Prague and Constantinople.
(b) Warsaw and Bratislava.
(c) Constantinople and Bratislava.
(d) Paris and Rome.

6. In Officer Bailie Enters the Wings, the show is coming to an end, and Officer Bailie asks Asch to have the cast do what?
(a) Meet him at the police station after the show ends.
(b) Meet him backstage right away.
(c) Go straight home as soon as the show ends.
(d) Meet him backstage after the show ends.

7. Why does Sholem want to change the way gentiles see Jews?
(a) He wishes he were a gentile.
(b) He has many gentile friends.
(c) He fears the pogroms of Europe are coming to America.
(d) He is tired of the mistreatment he has received.

8. How much acting training does Virginia have?
(a) None.
(b) Very little in high school.
(c) Some.
(d) A college degree in theatre performance.

9. The Last Moments of the Play is a repeat of what?
(a) The first lines of the play.
(b) The lines of the play that has been performed previously minus the sending of Rivkele to the brothel.
(c) The lines of the end of the play that have been performed previously.
(d) The lines of the end of the play that have been performed previously, but this time they are performed in Yiddish.

10. When Freida says she is not sure about how to play a Jew, and Elsa says she is Jewish. What does Freida say?
(a) They are German first and foremost.
(b) It is too bad Elsa is Jewish.
(c) Elsa should convert to Christianity and hide her identity.
(d) She wishes she were actually Jewish.

11. Why is Sholem agitated and troubled?
(a) He is worried about his play.
(b) His trip to Europe to learn more about the pogroms.
(c) He is concerned for the safety of his daughter in London.
(d) He has been drinking too much coffee.

12. Why does Asch feel grateful to Lemml?
(a) He paid for severs of the cast members’ visas.
(b) He helped him bring the troupe to America.
(c) He was the first to support him and his play;
(d) He had the script translated into English.

13. Who in The God of Vengeance finds the cast guilty of presenting an indecent, obscene, and immoral play, exhibition, and drama?
(a) The People of the State of New Jersey.
(b) The People of the United States of America.
(c) The People of the Borough of Manhattan.
(d) The People of the State of New York.

14. In 1908, Berlin: A Cabaret, Halina sings what song?
(a) Home in Berlin.
(b) Umbrella in Berlin.
(c) Ticket to Berlin.
(d) Suitcase in Berlin.

15. In 1920, Ellis Island: An Impossibly Long Line, the troupe is lined up where?
(a) In the Great Hall on Ellis Island.
(b) On a boat in New York harbor.
(c) At the base of the Statue of Liberty.
(d) Pennsylvania Station.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yekel do with the Torah scroll instead of throwing it on the ground?

2. What do Madje and Sholem decide it is best for him to do?

3. O’Neill believes that the court will claim that the problem with the show is what?

4. How has Sholem been affected by the pogroms in Europe?

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

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