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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the audience know that Lemml speaks German as a second language?
(a) There are subtitles used to explain his poor understanding of German.
(b) The girls tell him he should hire a German tutor.
(c) The girls laugh at him before he has time to speak.
(d) Based on his stuttering, stopping, and grammatical errors.

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

4. 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) Easy Street.
(c) Take Me Back to Manhattan.
(d) Another Op'nin', Another Show.

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

6. What happens between Dorothee and Reina, after Dorothee is released from jail?
(a) They begin to argue and end their relationship.
(b) They decide to meet for dinner that evening to reevaluate the relationship.
(c) Reina rejoins the cast.
(d) They reunite, and Dorothee goes home with Reina.

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

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

9. In Rabbi Silverman – A Sermon, Temple Emanu-El, Silverman is appalled at Asch’s play and says he expects to be abused by whom but not by a fellow Jew?
(a) The Nazis.
(b) Muslim extremists.
(c) The American government.
(d) So-called Christians.

10. In 1922, New York City: Rehearsal for the English Transfer, what is taking place between Dorothee and Reina?
(a) They are fighting.
(b) They are singing.
(c) They are in deep discussion.
(d) They are having lunch.

11. When Virginia says that she cannot breathe when she looks at Dorothee, how does Lemml respond?
(a) He tells her she should see a doctor.
(b) He tells her that there must be something wrong with her.
(c) He says that she must feel what Rifkele feels.
(d) He says that she should try to calm down.

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

13. 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) Neighbors.
(c) Lovers.
(d) Friends.

14. Who does Silverman blame for the Jewish underground prostitution ring?
(a) The men who earn a living off the sweat of the women who work for them.
(b) The women who sell themselves.
(c) The community who supports these acts.
(d) World governments.

15. 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) The last lines of the play, as heard previously in Mr. Peretz’s salon.
(c) Lines in Yiddish.
(d) Lines the audience has not heard before.

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. Why does Schildkraut fire Reina?

3. In 1921, New York City: The Bowery Theatre, the lines that were spoken at previous theatres is now spoken in what language?

4. Who posted bail for much of the cast?

5. When Sholem tells Madje he is headed backstage to find the producer, what does he tell her to do?

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