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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preface, Production History, Characters, Place, Set, Titles, Language.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vogel distinctly remember about The God of Vengeance?
(a) It first toured Europe before coming to America.
(b) It was on Broadway.
(c) It was written in 1906 by a Jewish man.
(d) It had a love scene between the two women and was written by a newly married man.

2. What are the two locations in which Indecent had its world premiere?
(a) Hartford Stage and Indianapolis Repertory Theatre.
(b) Yale Repertory Theatre and La Jolla Playhouse.
(c) Arena Stage and Goodspeed Musicals.
(d) The Muny and Seattle Repertory Theatre.

3. In the end, why did Vogel not use the obscenity trial itself?
(a) It did not fit, and she could not make it fit.
(b) She had plans to create a second play focusing on the trial.
(c) It was too long and boring.
(d) It was too emotional for Vogel to add into the play.

4. The playwright adds a note that if the reader sees “/” that means what?
(a) The character will speak in two languages.
(b) The character may improvise.
(c) The dialogue is meant to overlap.
(d) The dialogue is to be sung.

5. To whom does Vogel NOT dedicate Indecent?
(a) All of our immigrant ancestors.
(b) Sholem Asch and his descendants.
(c) Vogel's immigrant ancestors.
(d) Rebecca Taichman’s immigrant ancestors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the play, The God of Vengeance?

2. How did Vogel finish up her days?

3. When did the obscenity trial take place?

4. When was Indecent's first world premieres?

5. Vogel says she wrote the scenes, and Taichman made them come alive. Which scenes does she specifically mention?

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