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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what classic work is Bialystock's latest flop in act 1, scene 1 adapted?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Oedipus.
(c) Macbeth.
(d) Othello.

2. What are Leo and Max doing at the beginning of act 1, scene 5?
(a) Reading scripts.
(b) Making phone calls.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Drinking bourbon.

3. What is Max hoping to find in act 1, scene 5?
(a) An atrocious script.
(b) A mediocre play he can workshop.
(c) Shakespeare's lost work.
(d) The next big hit.

4. Where does the author of the play that Max finds in act 1, scene 5 live?
(a) Astoria.
(b) Greenwich Village.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Queens.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What time is it at the beginning of act 1, scene 5?

2. What appears at the end of Max and Leo's song in act 1, scene 4?

3. Why could Leo and Max go to jail?

4. What is Max Bialystock's profession?

5. What happens when that causes Leo to end up in the fetal position in act 1, scene 2?

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