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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. Who posted bail for much of the cast?
(a) Virginia’s father.
(b) Sholem Asch.
(c) Harry Weinberger.
(d) Lemml.

2. What happens between Dorothee and Reina, after Dorothee is released from jail?
(a) They begin to argue and end their relationship.
(b) They reunite, and Dorothee goes home with Reina.
(c) Reina rejoins the cast.
(d) They decide to meet for dinner that evening to reevaluate the relationship.

3. Lemml has been told he needs to change his name to something more American. To what does he change it?
(a) Lou.
(b) Lennon.
(c) Lewis.
(d) Lenny.

4. What analogy does O’Neill use to give Lemml advice to pass on to Asch?
(a) Karate moves.
(b) Wrestling moves.
(c) Boxing moves.
(d) Chess moves.

5. 1911, St. Petersburg is a repeat of the last few lines of the play, minus what?
(a) The line about sending Rifkele down into the whorehouse.
(b) The lines about the Torah.
(c) The lines about dragging Rifkele back by her hair.
(d) The lines about knowing how to make money.

Short Answer Questions

1. The judge says that, although theatre is not what, it should still reflect the moral values of the American people?

2. 1923, On Broadway lists what?

3. How does the troupe respond as Lemml speaks in poor German?

4. The troupe suddenly goes into a rendition of what song about the rich getting rich and the poor being laid off but everyone is having fun anyway?

5. Why is Sholem agitated and troubled?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who bails the cast out of jail?

2. In 1923: Opening Night on Broadway, Intermission, why are the Aschs shocked?

3. What takes place in the play within the play in Beginning of Act Three?

4. What is the court's verdict?

5. What is the role of Benjamin Baillie?

6. Why is Sholem seen by a doctor?

7. In Sholem Asch Shows Lemml America, what does the troupe do, as an ensemble?

8. What is Rabbi Silverman's beliefs regarding the underground Jewish prostitution ring?

9. What does Asch share with the cast regarding the creation of this play at the first full cast meeting?

10. Why is the rain scene cut from the Broadway script?

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