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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. Why are there a great deal of police in the theatre?
2. In 1922, New York City: Rehearsal for the English Transfer, what is taking place between Dorothee and Reina?
3. What other cities are listed in which the performance stays the same?
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. 1923, On Broadway lists what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What takes place in the play within the play in Beginning of Act Three?
2. Why is Sholem seen by a doctor?
3. What is Rabbi Silverman's response to the cast being arrested?
4. What does Virginia say that shocks Dorothee?
5. What takes place in Cast and Producer Arrested for Obscenity?
6. Why does Schildkraut fire Reina?
7. What are Freida's and Elsa's responses regarding being Jewish?
8. What is the reason Eugene O'Neill gives for why the play is such a problem for the authorities?
9. What upsets Reina the most about being fired?
10. What is Rabbi Silverman's response regarding plays like The God of Vengeance?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout much of the play the same sections of The God of Vengeance is performed. Why might the playwright choose to repeat the dialogue? How does this repetition affect the reader or audience member? Does the reader’s or audience member’s attitude towards the characters or the play stay the same or change as the play Indecent unfolds? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
After being bailed from jail, Esther reflects on the perfect English of the prostitutes she encountered. What does she say? What does her response reveal about her? How is her comment about the prostitutes reflective of other characters throughout this play?
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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