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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Leo think of Max when he first meets him?
(a) He thinks Max is a failure.
(b) He thinks Max's career is a joke.
(c) He thinks Max is the greatest Broadway producer of all time.
(d) He thinks Max is a shady person.

2. What happens when that causes Leo to end up in the fetal position in act 1, scene 2?
(a) Max offers Leo a drink.
(b) Max uses Leo's lucky pen.
(c) Max touches Leo's accountant's visor.
(d) Max touches Leo's blue blanket.

3. In what event will Max approve Leo's request in act 1, scene 5?
(a) Leo has to make some money first.
(b) Leo has to become a full producer.
(c) Leo must get the contracts signed.
(d) Leo must first cast the musical.

4. What is the point of the sound effect at the end of act 1, scene 4?
(a) It shows Leo's fear.
(b) It shows that Max is losing his mind.
(c) It shows time passing.
(d) It shows they are at a jazz bar.

5. What does Max put on before he and Leo leave the office in act 1, scene 5?
(a) His vest.
(b) His coat.
(c) His belt.
(d) A Homburg-style hat.

6. What game does Max's benefactress in act 1, scene 2 like to play?
(a) "The Virgin Milk Maid and the Well-Hung Stable Boy."
(b) "The Hairless Chihuahua and the Well-Hunt Great Dane."
(c) "The Little Mermaid and the Angry Shark."
(d) "The Swedish Milk Maid and the Well-Hung Carpenter."

7. What does Max yell out the window to the woman outside in act 1, scene 2?
(a) "When you got it, flaunt it."
(b) "Come up and see me sometime."
(c) "Shake it, baby."
(d) "Want to star in a Broadway musical?"

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

9. What type of a play is The Producers?
(a) Experimental.
(b) Musical.
(c) Drama.
(d) Shakespearean comedy.

10. In Leo's fantasy in act 1, scene 3, what is glowing on the marquee?
(a) The play's name.
(b) His name.
(c) Max's name.
(d) His wife's name.

11. What appears at the end of Max and Leo's song in act 1, scene 4?
(a) A bar of whiskey and bourbon.
(b) The moon.
(c) A lit up water display.
(d) A giant clock.

12. What does Leo request to wear before leaving the office in act 1, scene 5?
(a) A producer's hat like Max.
(b) A leather belt.
(c) A long coat.
(d) A tweed vest.

13. How does Leo escape his dismal mood in act 1, scene 3?
(a) He fantasizes about starring on Broadway.
(b) He fantasizes about choreographing a huge Broadway production.
(c) He fantasizes about being a Broadway producer.
(d) He fantasizes about marrying a chorus girl.

14. Who answers the door at Roger's apartment in act 1, scene 7?
(a) Maria Chinquito Poquito de la Barcelona.
(b) Carman Miranda.
(c) Gaia Ghia Carmina.
(d) Carmen Ghia.

15. What is the name of Ulla's song?
(a) "Because I Am."
(b) "When You Got It, Flaunt It."
(c) "Why Me?"
(d) "Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood."

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Leo's fantasy abruptly interrupted in act 1, scene 3?

2. What year is it as the play begins?

3. What firm does Leo Bloom work for?

4. In act 1, scene 8, what does the woman auditioning for Max and Leo give as her first name?

5. What theater is the backdrop of the end of act 1, scene 9?

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