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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 type of a play is The Producers?
(a) Shakespearean comedy.
(b) Experimental.
(c) Musical.
(d) Drama.

2. Who is the author of the play Max finds in act 1, scene 5?
(a) Franz Liebkind.
(b) Hansel Liebkin.
(c) Franz Wunderkind.
(d) Hitler's cousin.

3. What happens when the stage goes dark at the end of act 1, scene 4?
(a) Jazz music begins to play.
(b) Leo screams in terror.
(c) A ticking clock is heard.
(d) Max starts to laugh.

4. What is Franz doing at the beginning of act 1, scene 6?
(a) Writing.
(b) Exercising his pigeons.
(c) Feeding homing pigeons.
(d) Knitting.

5. From what classic work is Bialystock's latest flop in act 1, scene 1 adapted?
(a) Oedipus.
(b) Macbeth.
(c) Othello.
(d) Hamlet.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Leo's fantasy in act 1, scene 3, what is glowing on the marquee?

2. What is the subtitle of the play Max finds in act 1, scene 5?

3. What game must Max play with Hold Me-Touch Me in act 1, scene 9?

4. What word does Leo offer up about the play that helps to convince Roger to direct it?

5. Why does Leo nearly lose his temper while singing with Franz?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Leo's neuroses shown in act 1, scene 2?

2. How is Leo atypical from the other accountants?

3. What has happened throughout the day that forces Leo to quit his job?

4. Why is Leo disgusted by the script Max chooses?

5. How are the auditions run for Springtime for Hitler?

6. How is Max's treatment of the old ladies different from how everyone views him at the end of the act?

7. Why does Max cast Franz to play Hitler?

8. How do Max and Leo convince Roger to direct Springtime for Hitler?

9. What is the theatrical superstition detailed in act 2, scene 3?

10. Describe what happens on-stage after Max, Leo, and Franz are pardoned.

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