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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. 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) Lemml is uncomfortable with the treatment of the Torah, but the other men find it exhilarating.
(c) All of the men are horrified by the desecration of the Torah.
(d) Lemmls finds this ending to be wonderful, while the other men are shocked at the desecration of the Torah.
2. What is Sholem's response when Nakhmen says he is representing the Jewish people as prostitutes and pimps?
(a) Some of our people are prostitutes and pimps.
(b) Yes, you are correct.
(c) These characters are not prostitutes and pimps.
(d) These characters are more than just prostitutes and pimps.
3. How does Lemml react to the love scene the men are reading?
(a) He leaves the room.
(b) He turns bright red and begins to stutter.
(c) He becomes a more enthusiastic reader.
(d) He becomes quieter and more reserved.
4. Peretz says that if Sholem must throw stones, he should throw them where?
(a) Outside the tent.
(b) At the gentiles.
(c) At his own home.
(d) In his own yard.
5. Why does Sholem have Peretz read the part of Yekel?
(a) Yekel is the first character to speak.
(b) Yekel is the protagonist and has the most lines.
(c) Yekel is strong and powerful, just like Peretz.
(d) Yekel is the only male character.
Short Answer Questions
1. What type of plays do the men at the salon want, regarding the Jewish people?
2. Vogel had read The God of Vengeance while a student at what university?
3. Indecent had its Broadway debut at what theatre?
4. How does Sholem feel every time he meets with Mr. Peretz?
5. How many years later was Indecent complete?
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