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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. This section (1908, Berlin: A Cabaret) begins with the lights coming up on a cabaret in Berlin, as the troupe dances how?
(a) Quickly.
(b) Nervously.
(c) Gracefully.
(d) Erotically.

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

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

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

5. 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) Easy Street.
(b) Ain’t We Got Fun.
(c) Take Me Back to Manhattan.
(d) Another Op'nin', Another Show.

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

7. Why are there a great deal of police in the theatre?
(a) There was a robbery nearby.
(b) The show has been receiving threats.
(c) Many audience members are wearing expensive jewelry.
(d) The officers want to see the show.

8. What is the name of the bar in which Lemml spends time with a drunk Eugene O’Neill?
(a) The West Village Retreat.
(b) The Stonewall Inn.
(c) The Carriage House.
(d) The Hell Hole.

9. In 1923: A Doctor, A Diagnosis, why does Madje have Sholem seen by a doctor?
(a) He has not been sleeping well.
(b) He has a chronic cough.
(c) He has been having heart palpitations.
(d) He has been having severe migraines.

10. What does Madje wish Sholem had never done?
(a) Brought them to America.
(b) Written The God of Vengeance.
(c) Gone to Vilna and learned about the pogroms.
(d) Changed his script to appease his producer.

11. What does Sholem decide to do to defend his play in court?
(a) He protests outside the courthouse.
(b) He sends Madje to court.
(c) He goes to court.
(d) Write a letter to the court.

12. How does O’Neill feel about Asch giving up the theatre?
(a) Happy for him.
(b) Angry with him.
(c) Sad for him.
(d) Worried about him.

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 Borough of Manhattan.
(b) The People of the State of New Jersey.
(c) The People of the United States of America.
(d) The People of the State of New York.

14. In 1923: Opening Night on Broadway, Intermission, how do Sholem and Madje react to the changes in the script?
(a) They are thrilled.
(b) They are in shock.
(c) They are annoyed.
(d) They are surprised.

15. Who does Madje think Sholem should tell about what is going on in his life?
(a) His family.
(b) A psychologist.
(c) A Rabbi.
(d) His friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sholem's response when Madje asks if they will stop the show because of the content of the show?

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

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

4. In 1920, Ellis Island: An Impossibly Long Line, the troupe is lined up where?

5. 1911, St. Petersburg is a repeat of the last few lines of the play, minus what?

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