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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the chorus dance with in act 1, scene 9?
(a) Swings.
(b) Wheelchairs.
(c) Walkers.
(d) Canes.

2. What is Franz doing at the beginning of act 1, scene 6?
(a) Writing.
(b) Exercising his pigeons.
(c) Feeding homing pigeons.
(d) Knitting.

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

4. Who appears out of the cupboards in Leo's office during his fantasy in act 1, scene 3?
(a) Chorus girls.
(b) A leading lady.
(c) A backstage crew for a Broadway production.
(d) Max Bialystock.

5. What is Franz wearing when Max and Leo find him?
(a) Lederhosen and an army helmet.
(b) A German army uniform.
(c) A kimono.
(d) A milkmaid's garment.

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

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

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

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

10. Who makes up the chorus in the main song in act 1, scene 9?
(a) Little old ladies.
(b) Glitzy chorus girls.
(c) Cleaning ladies.
(d) Homosexual men.

11. What theater is the backdrop of the end of act 1, scene 9?
(a) The Eugene O'Neill Theater.
(b) The Schubert Theater.
(c) The Niederlander Theater.
(d) The Winter Garden Theater.

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

13. Which character is NOT singing about Max and Leo at the end of act 1, scene 9?
(a) Roger.
(b) Franz.
(c) Ulla.
(d) Mr. Marks.

14. What firm does Leo Bloom work for?
(a) Holmes and Franklin.
(b) Whitehall and Marks.
(c) Whitechapel and Franks.
(d) Whitehall and Max.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Roger hoping to look like for the evening's event in act 1, scene 7?

2. Why does Leo nearly lose his temper while singing with Franz?

3. Where does the author of the play that Max finds in act 1, scene 5 live?

4. What is Max Bialystock's profession?

5. What is Roger wearing when he first meets with Max and Leo?

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