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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Franz hope that his script will do?
(a) Show that Germans have a sense of humor.
(b) Celebrate the Jewish faith.
(c) Expose the ugliness of the war.
(d) Show the good side of Hitler.

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

3. What does Leo say that catches Max's attention in act 1, scene 2?
(a) A revival of a musical could save money.
(b) A producer could double his profit off-Broadway.
(c) A bad show could bankrupt the investors.
(d) Done right, a producer could make a lot of money on a bad show.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. What happens when the stage goes dark at the end of act 1, scene 4?
(a) Jazz music begins to play.
(b) Leo screams in terror.
(c) A ticking clock is heard.
(d) Max starts to laugh.

13. How does the banner dropped at the end of act 1, scene 9 describe Max and Leo's show?
(a) "A Hilarious Romp with America's Favorite Germans."
(b) "The Side of the Nazis that You Will Never Forget."
(c) "A Gay Fantasia on National Themes."
(d) "A New Neo-Nazi Musical."

14. Why could Leo and Max go to jail?
(a) They are going to burn down their theater and collect on the insurance.
(b) They are going to steal someone's play.
(c) They are going to use illegal immigrants to build their set.
(d) They are going to commit fraud with a bad musical.

15. Before she starts singing in act 1, scene 8, what does Ulla claim as inspiration for her song?
(a) A man yelled at her from an office window the day before.
(b) She watched a man dancing in the streets.
(c) It is a traditional Swedish folk song.
(d) It makes her feel confident.

Short Answer Questions

1. What song do Roger and his team sing in act 1, scene 7?

2. What is the name of the show that has opened and closed in the same night in Act 1, Scene 1?

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

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

5. In act 1, scene 4, what decision does Leo tell Max?

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