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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. How does Schildkraut react to Esther's treatment of Virginia?
(a) He teases her.
(b) He thanks her.
(c) He shouts at her.
(d) He chastises her.

2. What does the doctor NOT recommend for Sholem?
(a) A trip out to the wild west.
(b) Talk therapy.
(c) Bed rest.
(d) He be committed to an institution upstate.

3. From where does the dead troupe watch, as Sholem remembers the end of the play?
(a) From the wings.
(b) The aisles.
(c) The house.
(d) The catwalk.

4. How does Freida respond when Lemml says that Sholem Asch is a genius?
(a) She encourages him.
(b) She chides him.
(c) She ignores him.
(d) She teases him.

5. In 1952, Bridgeport, Connecticut: Moving Day, Sholem and Madje Asch’s House, the Asch’s are moving to what city?
(a) Rome.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. For every scene kept in Indecent, how many were thrown out?

2. In 1943, Lódź Ghetto, Poland: An Attic Turned into a Stage, what does Lemml give each member of the cast?

3. In 1922, New York City: Rehearsal for the English Transfer, what is taking place between Dorothee and Reina?

4. What is Sholem's response when Nakhmen says he is representing the Jewish people as prostitutes and pimps?

5. In Officer Bailie Enters the Wings, the show is coming to an end, and Officer Bailie asks Asch to have the cast do what?

(see the answer key)

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