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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the three old ladies in act 1, scene 9, what do they really want in life?
(a) Sex.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Death.
(d) Money.

2. What is Max Bialystock's profession?
(a) Broadway director.
(b) Broadway choreographer.
(c) Broadway actor.
(d) Broadway producer.

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

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

5. What does Max tell Leo about producers and money in act 1, scene 8?
(a) Producers should always put their own money in a show to maximize profits.
(b) A producer should never invest his own money in a production.
(c) Producers should tell people they are investing their own money, but really do not.
(d) Producers should put at least five percent of their income into the show.

6. What does Leo give his boss at the end of act 1, scene 3?
(a) A script he wrote that Marks can give to Max.
(b) A report about Max's fraudulent spending.
(c) His pencils and accountant's visor.
(d) The books from Funny Boy.

7. What must Max and Leo sing and dance to with Franz?
(a) "Der Guten Tag Hop Clop."
(b) "Der Tenenbaum Zue Hop Clop."
(c) "Das Ist Mein Hop Clop."
(d) "Nein Tag Der Guten."

8. How is Leo's fantasy abruptly interrupted in act 1, scene 3?
(a) The cleaning lady knocks his file over.
(b) Whitehall offers him a drink.
(c) Max begs him for his help.
(d) Marks walks back into the room.

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

10. What is Leo's opinion about his accounting clients?
(a) They are terrible people who deserve to be robbed.
(b) They are generous and will help him finance the musical.
(c) They are incredibly smart.
(d) They are no smarter than he is.

11. How does Leo feel about the play Max finds?
(a) He thinks it is boring.
(b) He actually finds it to be brilliant.
(c) He is horrified.
(d) He thinks it is hilarious.

12. What does Franz deny being a member of?
(a) The Fascists in Italy.
(b) The Communist party.
(c) The pacifists in Switzerland.
(d) The Nazi party.

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

14. Where does act 1, scene 2 take place?
(a) Leo's office.
(b) The theater.
(c) Max's home.
(d) Max's office.

15. How does Roger feel about the script for Springtime for Hitler?
(a) He hates it.
(b) He think it is too edgy.
(c) He thinks it could use a rewrite.
(d) He loves it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Franz wearing when Max and Leo find him?

2. What do Leo and the other accountants sing about?

3. How much money does Max say they need for their plan to work?

4. What song does the doorbell at Roger's apartment play?

5. From what classic work is Bialystock's latest flop in act 1, scene 1 adapted?

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