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

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

3. What does Sholem decide to do to defend his play in court?
(a) He goes to court.
(b) He protests outside the courthouse.
(c) He sends Madje to court.
(d) Write a letter to the court.

4. In 1923: A Doctor, A Diagnosis, why does Madje have Sholem seen by a doctor?
(a) He has been having severe migraines.
(b) He has a chronic cough.
(c) He has not been sleeping well.
(d) He has been having heart palpitations.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 1923, On Broadway lists what?

2. Who posted bail for much of the cast?

3. In 1923: Opening Night on Broadway, Intermission, how do Sholem and Madje react to the changes in the script?

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?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the role of Benjamin Baillie?

2. What is the court's verdict?

3. What does Virginia say that shocks Dorothee?

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

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

6. Who bails the cast out of jail?

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

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

9. What takes place in the play within the play in Beginning of Act Three?

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

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