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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. What kind of music begins to play at the beginning of Indecent?

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

3. What is the first thing that Lemml does?

4. In the end, why did Vogel not use the obscenity trial itself?

5. As Vogel wrote the play, what does she say she began to feel regarding the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and why was The God of Vengeance put on trial?

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

3. Where does Indecent take place?

4. Did Vogel end up including the trial in the play? Why or why not?

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

6. Who does Vogel thank for bringing her life’s work to life?

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

8. Describe the language used in the play.

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

10. Sholem compares himself to one of the prostitutes in his play. When and why does he do this?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Life in Europe takes a turn for the worse for the troupe and other Jews towards the end of the play. How is this foreshadowed? How does the playwright remind and/or educate the viewer on the atrocities of the Holocaust? Is this effective? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

The play begins with the troupe rising from the ground, pouring sawdust from their clothes. What is this meant to represent? What tone does this set for the play ahead? What does this foreshadow? Is this an effective way to prepare the audience for future events? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Vogel gives information regarding the production history of Indecent. Why is this information included? What does this say about Vogel that it was important to include this information prior to the play? The Production History reveals that there were very few changes in the cast throughout the process of bringing this play to Broadway. Why might this be? What might this say about the casting of the play and the relationships between those involved?

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