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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. How does Freida respond when Lemml says that Sholem Asch is a genius?
(a) She teases him.
(b) She chides him.
(c) She ignores him.
(d) She encourages him.

2. O’Neill believes that the court will claim that the problem with the show is what?
(a) The fact that God can be sold for a price.
(b) The setting being a brothel.
(c) And the plot does not make any sense.
(d) The lesbian relationship.

3. In Opening Night at the Provincetown Playhouse: In the Wings how does Lemml respond to Virginia's first performance?
(a) He congratulates her on a great performance so far.
(b) He gives her corrections.
(c) He silently gives her a pat on the back.
(d) He ignores her.

4. When Sholem tells Madje he is headed backstage to find the producer, what does he tell her to do?
(a) Find Lemml.
(b) Go back home.
(c) Try to look like she is enjoying the show.
(d) Try to avoid the attention of the police.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sholem's response when Madje asks if they will stop the show because of the content of the show?

2. What does Asch admit to the cast at their first meeting?

3. How does the troupe respond as Lemml speaks in poor German?

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

5. Why does Sholem want to change the way gentiles see Jews?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Rabbi Silverman's response regarding plays like The God of Vengeance?

2. How do both Madje and Sholem feel about his trip abroad to learn more about the pogroms?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Schildkraut fire Reina?

9. How does Freida respond when Lemml calls Asch a genius? What is Lemml's response to her?

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

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