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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) Rivka and Doba.
(b) Rochel and Devora.
(c) Risa and Dovi.
(d) Ruth and Deine.

2. 1911, St. Petersburg is a repeat of the last few lines of the play, minus what?
(a) The lines about the Torah.
(b) The line about sending Rifkele down into the whorehouse.
(c) The lines about dragging Rifkele back by her hair.
(d) The lines about knowing how to make money.

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

4. What is Sholem's response to Madje when she says they need to go to court?
(a) He says she should go without him.
(b) He says he can be ready in ten minutes.
(c) He says he is not feeling well.
(d) He says he cannot go.

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

6. What analogy does O’Neill use to give Lemml advice to pass on to Asch?
(a) Boxing moves.
(b) Wrestling moves.
(c) Chess moves.
(d) Karate moves.

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

8. In Full Company Meeting: The Provincetown Playhouse, how does the cast respond when they learn that the Broadway production will not include the romantic rain scene at the end of the play?
(a) They are nervous.
(b) They are relieved.
(c) They are not surprised.
(d) They are appalled.

9. How does this 1923, On Broadway begin?
(a) A tap dance.
(b) A scene completely in Yiddish.
(c) With an instrumental reprise of “Ain’t We Got Fun.”
(d) The rain scene.

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

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

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

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

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

15. After a Night in Jail begins with who waiting outside the jail for the cast to be bailed out?
(a) Reina and Virginia’s father.
(b) Harry and Lemml.
(c) Sholem and Madje.
(d) Reina and Lemml.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Virginia says that she cannot breathe when she looks at Dorothee, how does Lemml respond?

2. How does Schildkraut react to Esther's treatment of Virginia?

3. What happens between Dorothee and Reina, after Dorothee is released from jail?

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

5. Why is Eugene O’Neill not able to testify for the cast?

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