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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the real names of Reina and Dorothee?
(a) Rochel and Devora.
(b) Risa and Dovi.
(c) Ruth and Deine.
(d) Rivka and Doba.

2. What does the producer say those who cannot handle script changes should do?
(a) Let him know now.
(b) Sue him.
(c) Quit.
(d) Contact Mr. Asch.

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

4. How does Staten Island: Sholem and Madje’s Home begin?
(a) With Sholem slouching over his typewriter pretending to be hard at work.
(b) With Sholem reading out loud his newest play.
(c) With Lemml knocking on the Asch’s door.
(d) With Madje arguing with Sholem.

5. Who does Virginia want to meet?
(a) Reina.
(b) The playwright.
(c) The director.
(d) The producer.

6. What does Asch admit to the cast at their first meeting?
(a) This is his first play in German.
(b) This is his first play.
(c) He hates writing plays.
(d) This is his last play.

7. How does Esther treat the newly-cast Virginia?
(a) She gives her a hard time.
(b) She ignores her completely.
(c) She is kind to her.
(d) She gives her special attention.

8. In 1908, Berlin: Opening Night, The Last Moments of the Play, Yekel speaks what lines?
(a) Lines of love towards his wife and daughter.
(b) Lines in Yiddish.
(c) The last lines of the play, as heard previously in Mr. Peretz’s salon.
(d) Lines the audience has not heard before.

9. The judge says that, although theatre is not what, it should still reflect the moral values of the American people?
(a) As popular as other art forms.
(b) As old as other art forms.
(c) The most refined art form.
(d) As interesting as other art forms.

10. Beginning of Act Three starts onstage with Sarah speaking about how what person is opening her own whorehouse with Rifkele as the prostitute?
(a) Freida.
(b) Elsa.
(c) Ruth.
(d) Manke.

11. 1908, Berlin: The Deutches Theatre Elsa Heimes and Freida Niemann begins with Freida and Elsa, speaking in German, about the play they will both be in and will be what?
(a) Sisters.
(b) Lovers.
(c) Friends.
(d) Neighbors.

12. Why has the rain scene been removed from the Broadway script?
(a) The actresses decided they were not comfortable with the scene.
(b) It has been decided that the uptown crowd can handle a brothel but not lesbian love.
(c) It was illegal to have homosexuality on the stage.
(d) The cost of having it rain on stage was too high.

13. The troupe suddenly goes into a rendition of what song about the rich getting rich and the poor being laid off but everyone is having fun anyway?
(a) Ain’t We Got Fun.
(b) Another Op'nin', Another Show.
(c) Easy Street.
(d) Take Me Back to Manhattan.

14. In the love scene between Manke and Rifkele, what does Dorothee do, regarding the newly-cast Virginia?
(a) She refuses to do the love scene with Virginia.
(b) She forces her to do the love scene.
(c) She checks in with Virginia to make sure she is comfortable with the embrace.
(d) She tells her to practice the love scene with someone else first.

15. For how long has Lemml known they were going to fire Reina?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 2 minutes.
(d) 2 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What other cities are listed in which the performance stays the same?

2. What does Dorothee NOT ask Virginia regarding what will shock her parents more?

3. In 1922, New York City: Rehearsal for the English Transfer, what is taking place between Dorothee and Reina?

4. What does the doctor NOT recommend for Sholem?

5. Silverman denounces this play and is happy that what has happened?

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