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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. In 1908, Berlin: Opening Night, The Last Moments of the Play, Yekel speaks what lines?
2. 1908, Berlin: The Deutches Theatre Elsa Heimes and Freida Niemann begins with Freida and Elsa, speaking in German, about the play they will both be in and will be what?
3. What does Asch admit to the cast at their first meeting?
4. After a Night in Jail begins with who waiting outside the jail for the cast to be bailed out?
5. In the love scene between Manke and Rifkele, what does Dorothee do, regarding the newly-cast Virginia?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Rabbi Silverman's beliefs regarding the underground Jewish prostitution ring?
2. What is the response to Virginia's acting?
3. Who bails the cast out of jail?
4. What are Freida's and Elsa's responses regarding being Jewish?
5. What is Rabbi Silverman's response regarding plays like The God of Vengeance?
6. What is the reason Eugene O'Neill gives for why the play is such a problem for the authorities?
7. What does Madje ask Sholem in this section about why the authorities might stop the show?
8. What do Madje and Sholem decide is best for his health?
9. What is Rabbi Silverman's response to the cast being arrested?
10. In Sholem Asch Shows Lemml America, what does the troupe do, as an ensemble?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The members of the troupe play multiple roles in the play, as well as form an ensemble/chorus. What is the purpose of the ensemble when it is not directly related to the scene taking place? How does the playwright also use song and dance to support the story? Does Vogel and the direction by Taichmann effectively use the ensemble to either help tell the story or give insight into the setting, characters, and/or plot? 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
When Lemml arrives in Staten Island, he refuses to cross the Asch home shvel, or threshold. Why? How is a threshold important in other parts of the play? Why might the playwright choose to give such importance to a home’s threshold?
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