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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Lemml has been told he needs to change his name to something more American. To what does he change it?
(a) Lennon.
(b) Lenny.
(c) Lou.
(d) Lewis.

3. 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 been having severe migraines.
(c) He has been having heart palpitations.
(d) He has a chronic cough.

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

5. What does Dorothee NOT ask Virginia regarding what will shock her parents more?
(a) She has run away from home to act in her very first play.
(b) She is playing a Jewish girl.
(c) She is in a Jewish company.
(d) She is a girl in love with a prostitute.

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

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

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

9. How does Freida respond when Lemml says that Sholem Asch is a genius?
(a) She ignores him.
(b) She teases him.
(c) She encourages him.
(d) She chides him.

10. 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 backstage right away.
(b) Meet him backstage after the show ends.
(c) Go straight home as soon as the show ends.
(d) Meet him at the police station after the show ends.

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

12. 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 Madje arguing with Sholem.
(d) With Lemml knocking on the Asch’s door.

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

14. How does O’Neill feel towards Asch?
(a) He is concerned about him.
(b) He admires him.
(c) He is frustrated with him.
(d) He is angry with him.

15. 1923, On Broadway lists what?
(a) The locations The cast had traveled in which to perform The God of Vengeance.
(b) All of the current shows on Broadway.
(c) All of the current shows on Broadway except The God of Vengeance.
(d) All the cast members of The God of Vengeance.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Opening Night at the Provincetown Playhouse: In the Wings how does Lemml respond to Virginia's first performance?

2. How does the troupe respond as Lemml speaks in poor German?

3. When Freida says she is not sure about how to play a Jew, and Elsa says she is Jewish. What does Freida say?

4. In Sholem Asch Shows Lemml America, what does Asch show Lemml?

5. What does the doctor NOT recommend for Sholem?

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