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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

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. Who does Sholem address at the end of this section?

4. How does Lemml react to the love scene the men are reading?

5. Vogel had read The God of Vengeance while a student at what university?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When and why was The God of Vengeance put on trial?

3. How does this section end?

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

5. Why had Rebecca Taichman reached out to Paula Vogel?

6. How do Madje and Sholem respond differently to the future of Sholem’s play in the beginning of the play?

7. Where does Indecent take place?

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

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

10. Describe the language used in the play.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sholem refuses, at the end of the play, to grant John Rosen’s request. What is his request? Why does Sholem deny him? What does this reveal about Sholem? How does Rosen respond to Sholem’s denial? What does this reveal about him? How might this also be a reflection of young Sholem vs old Sholem?

Essay Topic 2

Dorothee admits to Reina that she would not have minded being jailed for a show she believed in. How does Dorothee feel about the Broadway production of The God of Vengeance? Why does she feel that way? If the play had been left as it was written, would there have been a different outcome regarding the obscenity trial? Why or why not? Should the play have been altered so drastically? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Multiple times throughout the play characters look down upon traditional religious Jews. What might be the reason for this? How do the characters who are Jewish respond to this type of attitude? Would you consider the secular Jews in this play to be anti-Semitic as was feared by Mr. Peretz? Why or why not? Do the Jewish characters in this play seem to be happy to rid themselves of their tradition? Why or why not?

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