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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who is Roger DeBris?
(a) Franz's French cousin.
(b) Leo's former boss.
(c) Max's best friend.
(d) A terrible director.

9. In act 1, scene 4, what decision does Leo tell Max?
(a) Leo wants to write a musical.
(b) Leo wants to move to Europe.
(c) Leo wants to help Max produce a musical.
(d) Leo wants to become Max's secretary.

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

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

12. To whom do Max and Leo swear their allegiance, per the oath with Franz?
(a) Adolph Elizabeth Hitler.
(b) Eva Braun.
(c) Heinreich Braun.
(d) Franz Lorre.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Max allow the woman to audition ahead of time?

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

4. Where do Leo and Max find Franz in act 1, scene 6?

5. Who is the author of the play Max finds in act 1, scene 5?

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