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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Indecent: The True Story of a Little Jewish Play: From Ashes They Rise - The Last Moments of the Play.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who wrote the play, The God of Vengeance?
(a) Madje Asch.
(b) Sholem Asch.
(c) Rebecca Taichman.
(d) Paual Vogel.
2. Describe the set.
(a) Simple with all of the props coming out of suitcases.
(b) Realistic.
(c) Simple but with some set pieces being flown in.
(d) Lavish and beautiful.
3. What does Vogel distinctly remember about The God of Vengeance?
(a) It was written in 1906 by a Jewish man.
(b) It had a love scene between the two women and was written by a newly married man.
(c) It was on Broadway.
(d) It first toured Europe before coming to America.
4. What do the men think of the ending of the play?
(a) The men love the emotional quality at the end of the play.
(b) All of the men are horrified by the desecration of the Torah.
(c) Lemmls finds this ending to be wonderful, while the other men are shocked at the desecration of the Torah.
(d) Lemml is uncomfortable with the treatment of the Torah, but the other men find it exhilarating.
5. How does Madje feel about the response Sholem will get from the men at the salon?
(a) She is confident they will love it.
(b) She is nervous things will not go well.
(c) She is prepared to be angry with the men at the salon.
(d) She is unsure what they will think.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Sholem have Peretz read the part of Yekel?
2. Who co-commissioned Indecent?
3. Who does Sholem address at the end of this section?
4. How is the troupe first noticed by the audience?
5. What are the two locations in which Indecent had its world premiere?
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