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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How has Sholem been affected by the pogroms in Europe?
(a) He wants to return to Europe to help out.
(b) He has not been affected by them at all.
(c) He is sorry for those in Europe but does not worry about Jews in America.
(d) He cannot get the images of what he saw out of his head.

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

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

6. 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.

7. 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.

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

9. 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 after the show ends.
(c) Meet him backstage right away.
(d) Go straight home as soon as the show ends.

10. 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, but this time they are performed in Yiddish.
(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.

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

12. How does the troupe respond as Lemml speaks in poor German?
(a) They ignore him.
(b) They become angry.
(c) They are annoyed.
(d) They laugh.

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

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

15. In Sholem Asch Shows Lemml America, what does Asch show Lemml?
(a) The Empire State Building.
(b) The Lower East Side.
(c) The New York harbor.
(d) The Brooklyn Bridge.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why has the rain scene been removed from the Broadway script?

3. 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?

4. How does Lemml feel about working in the theatre as an assistant to the stage manager?

5. In 1923: Opening Night on Broadway, Intermission, how do Sholem and Madje react to the changes in the script?

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