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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 7, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the one word Valentine repeats in her first two entrances?
(a) Sod.
(b) Shoot.
(c) Snot.
(d) Sorry.

2. According to Chole, what is the flaw in the theory of the deterministic universe?
(a) Thomasina's math equations are wrong
(b) Sexual attraction breaks down the order
(c) The universe gradually moves from order to chaos
(d) It ignores God's role in designing free will

3. What scientific constant fascinates Valentine?
(a) That the universe moves from hot to cold, but not the other way around
(b) That all life-- from grouse to human-- is unpredictable
(c) That there is no mathematical equation for love
(d) That math is reversable, but death is not

4. Who is Lady Croom's latest lover?
(a) Bernard.
(b) Jellaby.
(c) Count Zelinsky.
(d) Noakes.

5. What mathematical advantage does Valentine have over Thomasina?
(a) He can use a computer to compute his equations
(b) His equations are accurate
(c) He is measuring something phyisical rather than emotional
(d) He is more skilled at mathematics

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Hannah at Sidley Park?

2. What is Valentine studying using his mathematical process?

3. What is unusual about the staging in this scene?

4. How does Hannah reconcile the tension between science and religion?

5. According to Hannah, how is the study of history like science?

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