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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. When Sholem tells Madje he is headed backstage to find the producer, what does he tell her to do?

2. What are the real names of Reina and Dorothee?

3. In the love scene between Manke and Rifkele, what does Dorothee do, regarding the newly-cast Virginia?

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

5. The Last Moments of the Play is a repeat of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the doctor's recommendation to Sholem?

2. Who bails the cast out of jail?

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

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

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

6. What is Rabbi Silverman's response to the cast being arrested?

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

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

9. How do both Madje and Sholem feel about his trip abroad to learn more about the pogroms?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Some characters in this play are enamored with Sholem Asch and his play. Who are these characters? What about Asch and/or his play draws such admiration from these characters? How does the reactions of others contrast this? How are these very opposite attitudes towards Asch and his play reflected in the audiences who attend the performances?

Essay Topic 2

Vogel gives information regarding the production history of Indecent. Why is this information included? What does this say about Vogel that it was important to include this information prior to the play? The Production History reveals that there were very few changes in the cast throughout the process of bringing this play to Broadway. Why might this be? What might this say about the casting of the play and the relationships between those involved?

Essay Topic 3

Two weeks before its opening on Broadway, major changes are made in the script. Why? How is fear a part of these changes? How does the cast react? What does this reveal about them? Were these changes a good idea? Why or why not?

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