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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Indecent's Broadway premiere?

2. How does Lemml react to the love scene the men are reading?

3. To whom does Vogel NOT dedicate Indecent?

4. To whom is Lemml related?

5. What is Sholem's response when Peretz says now is not the time to stir up anti-Semitism?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where and when did Indecent premiere?

2. Why had Rebecca Taichman reached out to Paula Vogel?

3. How do the men in the salon react to Rifkele and Manke’s embrace? Why?

4. At the end of the reading of Sholem’s play, how do the responses of the men and Lemml differ?

5. How does this section end?

6. What does Vogel say she did when other projects came along?

7. How do Madje and Sholem respond differently to the future of Sholem’s play in the beginning of the play?

8. When had Paula Vogel first heard about Rebecca Taichman?

9. Describe the language used in the play.

10. How does the director stage the opening scene to show that the troupe is dead?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sholem refuses, at the end of the play, to grant John Rosen’s request. What is his request? Why does Sholem deny him? What does this reveal about Sholem? How does Rosen respond to Sholem’s denial? What does this reveal about him? How might this also be a reflection of young Sholem vs old Sholem?

Essay Topic 2

Sholem Asch says that this play is part of his soul, while the men in the salon encourage him to write about things he knows. Why might Asch choose to write about lesbian romance between a virgin girl and a prostitute? How and why might this be important to him? What clues are given in the play to explain why this subject matter was so important to him that he needed to share it with the world?

Essay Topic 3

Language is an important aspect of this play. How does the use of and switch from one language to another reflect changes in culture and tradition of the Jewish people? What other aspects of culture and tradition are changed when the language of the play switches from Yiddish to English? How might this reflect the attitude at the time towards religious Jews? How might this also make a reality the anti-Semitism that was feared by the men in Mr. Peretz‘s salon?

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