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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) Warsaw and Bratislava.
(b) Constantinople and Bratislava.
(c) Prague and Constantinople.
(d) Paris and Rome.

2. Why is Eugene O’Neill not able to testify for the cast?
(a) The court dismissed all the defense witnesses.
(b) He decided he was too nervous to speak up in court.
(c) He cannot testify for the changes that were made and The God of Vengeance.
(d) He is feeling under the weather.

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

4. 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 appalled.
(d) They are not surprised.

5. 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 wants to return to Europe to help out.
(c) He has not been affected by them at all.
(d) He cannot get the images of what he saw out of his head.

6. The judge says that, although theatre is not what, it should still reflect the moral values of the American people?
(a) As old as other art forms.
(b) As popular as other art forms.
(c) The most refined art form.
(d) As interesting as other art forms.

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

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

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

10. Why does Sholem want to change the way gentiles see Jews?
(a) He is tired of the mistreatment he has received.
(b) He fears the pogroms of Europe are coming to America.
(c) He wishes he were a gentile.
(d) He has many gentile friends.

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

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

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

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

15. In Opening Night at the Provincetown Playhouse: In the Wings how does Lemml respond to Virginia's first performance?
(a) He gives her corrections.
(b) He silently gives her a pat on the back.
(c) He ignores her.
(d) He congratulates her on a great performance so far.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are there a great deal of police in the theatre?

2. 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?

3. What does Dorothee NOT ask Virginia regarding what will shock her parents more?

4. Silverman denounces this play and is happy that what has happened?

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

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