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

2. In Sholem Asch Shows Lemml America, what does Asch show Lemml?
(a) The Lower East Side.
(b) The New York harbor.
(c) The Empire State Building.
(d) The Brooklyn Bridge.

3. Why does Schildkraut fire Reina?
(a) She has missed too many rehearsals.
(b) Her English is not good enough.
(c) She has been stealing from the production funds.
(d) She is difficult to work with.

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

5. What do Madje and Sholem decide it is best for him to do?
(a) Stay at home in bed.
(b) Vacation up in the Catskills.
(c) Speak to a therapist.
(d) Stay at home and for the two of them to attend opening night of his play.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In 1923: A Doctor, A Diagnosis, why does Madje have Sholem seen by a doctor?

3. What is the name of the bar in which Lemml spends time with a drunk Eugene O’Neill?

4. Why does Asch feel grateful to Lemml?

5. What analogy does O’Neill use to give Lemml advice to pass on to Asch?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the role of Benjamin Baillie?

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

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

5. What upsets Reina the most about being fired?

6. What do Madje and Sholem decide is best for his health?

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

8. What is the reason Eugene O'Neill gives for why the play is such a problem for the authorities?

9. What does Madje ask Sholem in this section about why the authorities might stop the show?

10. What are Freida's and Elsa's responses regarding being Jewish?

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