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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 act 1, scene 4, what decision does Leo tell Max?

2. In what event will Max approve Leo's request in act 1, scene 5?

3. What is Leo's dream job?

4. What is Bialystock hiding his face behind when he first enters at the beginning of the show?

5. To whom do Max and Leo swear their allegiance, per the oath with Franz?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Max vow to do at the end of act 1, scene 1?

2. Why is Max kneeling in the beginning of act 1, scene 4?

3. What is Max's job and his history with show business?

4. What is significant about Ulla's entrance in act 2, scene 3?

5. How does Act 1 end?

6. Describe Leo's fantasy sequence.

7. What are the old ladies doing in act 1, scene 9 and what is their song about?

8. Why does Max cast Franz to play Hitler?

9. What is significant about the references to homosexuality in act 2, scene 2?

10. How do Max, Leo, and Franz get pardoned?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the themes of friendship and loyalty as seen in The Producers. What characters exemplify these themes? At what points is it particularly noticeable? Include a strong thesis and examples from the script to back up your statements.

Essay Topic 2

Max's morality is called severely into question several times throughout the play. Focus on the little old ladies and his treatment of them. Make a case that Max is a bad person for how he used them or that he was in a morally gray area because he gives them whatever they want.

Essay Topic 3

Mel Brooks introduces a few female characters who are mostly played for laughs: Ulla and Hold Me-Touch Me (as well as the other little old ladies). Is his treatment of these characters sexist? Why or why not? Points to consider:

1) How the male characters treat the female characters.

2) How the female characters view themselves.

3) The use of sex with these characters.

Create a strong thesis and cite specific examples from the text.

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