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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1938, Staten Island: Sholem Asch in his Study - 1952, Bridgeport, Connecticut: Moving Day, Sholem and Madje Asch's House.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1923: Opening Night on Broadway, Intermission, how do Sholem and Madje react to the changes in the script?
(a) They are annoyed.
(b) They are thrilled.
(c) They are surprised.
(d) They are in shock.

2. How does Sholem's play end?
(a) It ends with Yekel forgiving Rifkele.
(b) It ends with Sarah begging to save Rifkele.
(c) It ends with Yekel threatening to make Rifkele a whore in his brothel and then throwing the Torah scroll on the ground.
(d) It ends with Rifkele and Manke dancing in the rain.

3. In The Curtain Falls, how does Virginia change the blocking?
(a) She pulls away from Dorothee's embrace and nuzzles her neck.
(b) She becomes so passionate, Dorothee pulls away.
(c) She gives Dorothee a quick peck and hurries off the stage.
(d) She skips the love scene.

4. Who co-commissioned Indecent?
(a) Stratford Theater Festival and Goodman Theatre.
(b) Ogunquit Playhouse and American Repertory Theater.
(c) Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Yale Repertory Theatre.
(d) American Players Theater and Waterville Playshop.

5. Vogel had read The God of Vengeance while a student at what university?
(a) Yale.
(b) Brown.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Cornell.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Rosen says he would like to direct a new production of The God of Vengeance, what is Sholem's response?

2. In 1938, Grossinger’s Catskills Resort: The Bagelman Sisters, what are the Bagelman Sisters singing?

3. Why does the playwright have some characters speak in perfect English and others with dialects?

4. What does Vogel distinctly remember about The God of Vengeance?

5. When does Paula Vogel receive a call from Rebecca Taichman?

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