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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 exhaulted.
(c) He will be torn limb from limb.
(d) He will be rich and famous.

2. Indecent had its New York premiere where?
(a) The Vineyard Theatre.
(b) Eastman Theatre.
(c) The Stanley Theatre.
(d) The Landmark Theatre.

3. How long did it take the women to create a rough draft of Indecent?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 2 years.

4. How did Vogel first hear about Taichman?
(a) She had read an article about her in Time magazine.
(b) She had interviewed her while she was in college.
(c) She had received a call from her while she was in college regarding some research.
(d) She had read about a young director who had staged the obscenity trials as her thesis.

5. How does Indecent begin?
(a) The lights go up on the stage and soft music is being played, while a figure, covered in dust, stretches and pours sawdust out of his sleeves.
(b) There is darkness and the sound of crying.
(c) There are bright search lights and loud music, with heavy boots being heard on steps.
(d) There is a solo clarinet and a Lemml in a spotlight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Peretz says that if Sholem must throw stones, he should throw them where?

2. Who co-commissioned Indecent?

3. How is the troupe first noticed by the audience?

4. When was The God of Vengeance written?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where and when did Indecent premiere?

2. What do most of the men believe is the role of Jewish theater?

3. How does the director stage the opening scene to show that the troupe is dead?

4. Where does Indecent take place?

5. How is Madje’s line, “Teach me. Take me. I want to taste you” significant?

6. Sholem compares himself to one of the prostitutes in his play. When and why does he do this?

7. Why might it be important that Nakhmen state that his nephew, Lemml, has never seen a play?

8. Who does Vogel thank for bringing her life’s work to life?

9. Describe the language used in the play.

10. What did Vogel and Taichman do that led to a first draft in two weeks?

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