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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 placard.
(d) A playbill.

3. Why does Roger initially refuse to direct the musical?
(a) The topic offends him.
(b) He is afraid that he has lost his touch.
(c) He does not want to deal with any Germans.
(d) He thinks the war matter is too depressing.

4. Outside of what theater does the first scene in act one take place?
(a) The Eugene O'Neill Theater.
(b) The Neiderlander Theater.
(c) The Schubert Theater.
(d) The Winter Garden Theater.

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

6. 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) Producers should put at least five percent of their income into the show.
(c) A producer should never invest his own money in a production.
(d) Producers should tell people they are investing their own money, but really do not.

7. What time is it at the beginning of act 1, scene 5?
(a) Evening.
(b) Noon.
(c) Mid-morning.
(d) Dawn.

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

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

10. In act 1, scene 8, what do Max and Leo bring back to the office after meeting with Roger?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) Liquor.
(c) Signed contracts.
(d) Costumes.

11. Who is Leo's boss at his accounting firm?
(a) Mr. Holmes.
(b) Mr. Whitehall.
(c) Mr. Marks.
(d) Mr. Bialystock.

12. When scene one begins, what time is it?
(a) 10:30 PM.
(b) 8:00 PM.
(c) 12:00 AM.
(d) 5:00 PM.

13. What is Roger wearing when he first meets with Max and Leo?
(a) A long ballgown.
(b) Armor.
(c) Lederhosen.
(d) A kimono.

14. What is the first piece of music heard in this show?
(a) The entr'acte.
(b) "Springtime for Hitler."
(c) "Betrayed."
(d) The overture.

15. How do Max and Leo take the oath when Franz is not looking?
(a) They stick out their middle fingers.
(b) They lower their arms.
(c) They cross their fingers.
(d) They switch hands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Leo's opinion about his accounting clients?

2. In what position does Leo find Max in act 1, scene 4?

3. What happens in act 1, scene 9 due to Max's actions with the ladies?

4. How does act 1, scene 3 end?

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

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