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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Indecent had its New York premiere where?
(a) Eastman Theatre.
(b) The Stanley Theatre.
(c) The Vineyard Theatre.
(d) The Landmark Theatre.

2. What type of plays do the men at the salon want, regarding the Jewish people?
(a) Plays that tell Jewish tall tales.
(b) Plays that represent the Jewish people as valiant and heroic.
(c) Plays that show the innocence of the Jewish people.
(d) Plays that put fear into the hearts of gentiles.

3. For every scene kept in Indecent, how many were thrown out?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

4. What kind of music begins to play at the beginning of Indecent?
(a) A violin solo.
(b) Big band music.
(c) A waltz.
(d) Klezmer music.

5. How is the troupe described prior to the list of characters?
(a) The Jewish Troupe.
(b) The Dusty Troupe.
(c) The Old Troupe.
(d) The Dead Troupe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Peretz advise Sholem to do with his manuscript at the end of this section?

2. What is the first thing that Lemml does?

3. Who co-commissioned Indecent?

4. How does Sholem's play end?

5. As Vogel wrote the play, what does she say she began to feel regarding the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why might it be important that Nakhmen state that his nephew, Lemml, has never seen a play?

2. What is done with the Torah scroll near the end of the reading of Sholem's play?

3. Why are many of the men upset and horrified by what Yekel does with the Torah scroll?

4. What important resources beyond the original play, trial information, and Taichman’s thesis was used to inspire Vogel?

5. How does the director stage the opening scene to show that the troupe is dead?

6. Describe the language used in the play.

7. Sholem compares himself to one of the prostitutes in his play. When and why does he do this?

8. Why had Rebecca Taichman reached out to Paula Vogel?

9. Where does Indecent take place?

10. When and why was The God of Vengeance put on trial?

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