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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. When Virginia says that she cannot breathe when she looks at Dorothee, how does Lemml respond?
(a) He says that she must feel what Rifkele feels.
(b) He tells her that there must be something wrong with her.
(c) He says that she should try to calm down.
(d) He tells her she should see a doctor.

2. 1923, On Broadway lists what?
(a) All the cast members of The God of Vengeance.
(b) The locations The cast had traveled in which to perform The God of Vengeance.
(c) All of the current shows on Broadway.
(d) All of the current shows on Broadway except The God of Vengeance.

3. What does Yekel do with the Torah scroll instead of throwing it on the ground?
(a) He lights it on fire.
(b) He tears it up.
(c) He hugs it to his chest.
(d) He holds it in the air.

4. Beginning of Act Three starts onstage with Sarah speaking about how what person is opening her own whorehouse with Rifkele as the prostitute?
(a) Freida.
(b) Ruth.
(c) Manke.
(d) Elsa.

5. What happens between Dorothee and Reina, after Dorothee is released from jail?
(a) They reunite, and Dorothee goes home with Reina.
(b) They decide to meet for dinner that evening to reevaluate the relationship.
(c) They begin to argue and end their relationship.
(d) Reina rejoins the cast.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Asch feel grateful to Lemml?

2. Why does Schildkraut fire Reina?

3. Who does Silverman blame for the Jewish underground prostitution ring?

4. How does Lemml feel about working in the theatre as an assistant to the stage manager?

5. In 1908, Berlin: Opening Night, The Last Moments of the Play, Yekel speaks what lines?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Rabbi Silverman's beliefs regarding the underground Jewish prostitution ring?

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

3. What is the court's verdict?

4. Why is Sholem seen by a doctor?

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

6. Why does Schildkraut fire Reina?

7. In Sholem Asch Shows Lemml America, what does the troupe do, as an ensemble?

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

9. Who bails the cast out of jail?

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

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