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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Franz give Max and Leo to wear?
(a) Army helmets.
(b) Armor.
(c) Lederhosen.
(d) Swastika armbands.

2. Why does Max allow the woman to audition ahead of time?
(a) He feels sorry for her.
(b) He is attracted to her.
(c) She begs him to let her audition.
(d) He wants to set her up with Leo.

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

4. What does Leo's boss tell him at the beginning of act 1, scene 3?
(a) Leo should learn a few tricks from Max.
(b) Leo is the smartest accountant he has.
(c) Leo will never amount to anything or progress in his career.
(d) Leo will soon be promoted.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the stage goes dark at the end of act 1, scene 4?

2. What does Franz sing about to his pigeons?

3. How does Leo feel about Ulla after meeting her in act 1, scene 8?

4. What is the point of the sound effect at the end of act 1, scene 4?

5. Where does act 1, scene 2 take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Leo's fantasy sequence.

2. Why is Max kneeling in the beginning of act 1, scene 4?

3. Why are Max and Leo in shock in act 2, scene 5?

4. Why is Leo absent in act 2, scene 6?

5. How does Franz react to the people auditioning for the play?

6. Why does Franz threaten to shoot Max and Leo?

7. What is significant about Leo dropping his blue blanket in act 2, scene 1?

8. What is significant about Max and Leo staying up all night in act 1, scene 5?

9. How has Ulla transformed Max and Leo's office, and what does it signify?

10. How does Act 1 end?

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