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

2. Lemml has been told he needs to change his name to something more American. To what does he change it?
(a) Lewis.
(b) Lou.
(c) Lenny.
(d) Lennon.

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

4. 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) So-called Christians.
(c) The American government.
(d) Muslim extremists.

5. What is Sholem's response when Madje asks if they will stop the show because of the content of the show?
(a) No, they will not stop the show.
(b) They will stop the show because the producer cannot make the theatre rent payment.
(c) They will stop the show because they are "polack kikes" on Broadway.
(d) Yes, they will stop the show because of the content.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Esther treat the newly-cast Virginia?

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

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

5. Who posted bail for much of the cast?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Schildkraut fire Reina?

2. Why is Sholem seen by a doctor?

3. Who bails the cast out of jail?

4. In 1923: Opening Night on Broadway, Intermission, why are the Aschs shocked?

5. What is the doctor's recommendation to Sholem?

6. What is Rabbi Silverman's response to the cast being arrested?

7. What is the court's verdict?

8. What is the response to Virginia's acting?

9. What takes place in Cast and Producer Arrested for Obscenity?

10. What does Asch share with the cast regarding the creation of this play at the first full cast meeting?

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