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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 does the judge blame for the content of The God of Vengeance?
(a) The Jews.
(b) Those from downtown.
(c) The poor.
(d) The East.

2. Who does Silverman blame for the Jewish underground prostitution ring?
(a) The women who sell themselves.
(b) World governments.
(c) The men who earn a living off the sweat of the women who work for them.
(d) The community who supports these acts.

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

4. Who in The God of Vengeance finds the cast guilty of presenting an indecent, obscene, and immoral play, exhibition, and drama?
(a) The People of the State of New Jersey.
(b) The People of the United States of America.
(c) The People of the Borough of Manhattan.
(d) The People of the State of New York.

5. What does Yekel do with the Torah scroll instead of throwing it on the ground?
(a) He hugs it to his chest.
(b) He lights it on fire.
(c) He tears it up.
(d) He holds it in the air.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1923: A Doctor, A Diagnosis, why does Madje have Sholem seen by a doctor?

2. How does Staten Island: Sholem and Madje’s Home begin?

3. As the troupe sings a song that ends with a kickline, they begin dressed as what?

4. How does Lemml feel about working in the theatre as an assistant to the stage manager?

5. In The Curtain Falls, how does Virginia change the blocking?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the response to Virginia's acting?

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

3. What is the reason Eugene O'Neill gives for why the play is such a problem for the authorities?

4. What does Madje ask Sholem in this section about why the authorities might stop the show?

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

6. What does Virginia say that shocks Dorothee?

7. How does Freida respond when Lemml calls Asch a genius? What is Lemml's response to her?

8. Why does Schildkraut fire Reina?

9. What is the role of Benjamin Baillie?

10. What is Rabbi Silverman's response regarding plays like The God of Vengeance?

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