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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Indecent had its Broadway debut at what theatre?
(a) The Richard Rodgers Theatre.
(b) The Cort Theatre.
(c) The Lyceum Theatre.
(d) The Public Theatre.

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

3. What is Madje's first response to Sholem's play?
(a) Wow.
(b) Chas v'shalom.
(c) What is this trash?
(d) Oh.

4. How many years later was Indecent complete?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 10 years.

5. To whom is Lemml related?
(a) He is Mr. Peretz's son.
(b) He is Madje's nephew.
(c) He is Sholem's brother.
(d) He is Nakhmen's nephew.

6. What does Vogel say about the collaboration with Taichman?
(a) It had its highs and lows.
(b) It was disappointing.
(c) It was the collaboration of a lifetime.
(d) It was very challenging.

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

8. For whom does Sholem want to write?
(a) For everyone.
(b) The Jewish people.
(c) The poor.
(d) The Jewish youth.

9. What do the men think of the ending of the play?
(a) Lemml is uncomfortable with the treatment of the Torah, but the other men find it exhilarating.
(b) Lemmls finds this ending to be wonderful, while the other men are shocked at the desecration of the Torah.
(c) All of the men are horrified by the desecration of the Torah.
(d) The men love the emotional quality at the end of the play.

10. When does Paula Vogel receive a call from Rebecca Taichman?
(a) 2017.
(b) 1989.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2019.

11. What young woman is Yekel concerned about?
(a) His frail sister, Chana.
(b) His virgin daughter, Rifkele.
(c) One of his whores, Manke.
(d) His wife, the former prostitute, Sarah.

12. Where does Sholem say he has always wanted to see?
(a) Paris.
(b) Warsaw.
(c) Berlin.
(d) America.

13. What does Peretz tell Sholem will happen to him when the public gets ahold of this play?
(a) He will be thrown into jail.
(b) He will be rich and famous.
(c) He will be exhaulted.
(d) He will be torn limb from limb.

14. What is the first thing that Lemml does?
(a) He tells the audience the tale they are about to witness.
(b) He addresses the audience and introduces the troupe and the various characters they will play.
(c) He sings a solo.
(d) He lets the audience know how the play will end.

15. How does Lemml react to the love scene the men are reading?
(a) He turns bright red and begins to stutter.
(b) He becomes a more enthusiastic reader.
(c) He becomes quieter and more reserved.
(d) He leaves the room.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the end, why did Vogel not use the obscenity trial itself?

2. How did Vogel first hear about Taichman?

3. What is Sholem's response when Peretz says now is not the time to stir up anti-Semitism?

4. When did the obscenity trial take place?

5. Why were readings and workshops able to begin for Indecent?

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