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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Max's idea at the end of act 1, scene 2?
(a) Revive an old musical for no money.
(b) Put on a musical that will close on opening night.
(c) Take Funny Boy off-Broadway.
(d) Rob his investors.

2. What year is it as the play begins?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1949.

3. What is Bialystock hiding his face behind when he first enters at the beginning of the show?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) His hat.
(c) A playbill.
(d) A placard.

4. What happens during Leo's fantasy sequence?
(a) Leo becomes the most succesful director of all time.
(b) Max makes him a millionaire.
(c) Leo sings and dances with chorus girls.
(d) Leo stars in his own Broadway show.

5. How does act 1, scene 3 end?
(a) Leo runs to Max's office.
(b) Leo tap dances on the accountants' desks.
(c) The chorus girls surround Leo as his name shines from a marquee.
(d) Leo sings the breakout song of the show he wants to direct.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leo say that catches Max's attention in act 1, scene 2?

2. What firm does Leo Bloom work for?

3. How much of a discrepancy is there in Max's books for his last show?

4. Who appears out of the cupboards in Leo's office during his fantasy in act 1, scene 3?

5. What does Max vow to do at the end of act 1, scene 1?

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