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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is onstage when the scene begins?
(a) Thomasina.
(b) Chloe.
(c) Lady Croom.
(d) Hannah.

2. Where does the play take place?
(a) Sidley Park, Derbyshire.
(b) Central Park, New York.
(c) Rosings Park, Derbyshire.
(d) Sydney Park, Australia.

3. Brice accuses Septimus of ___________.
(a) Rape.
(b) Lying.
(c) Theft.
(d) Heresy.

4. Septimus compares Thomasina's rice pudding analogy to _____________________________.
(a) Man's inherent evil nature.
(b) Manifest destiny.
(c) The theory of relativity.
(d) Man's free will or self-determination.

5. Who seems particularly offended by Septimus' dalliance with Mrs. Chater?
(a) Brice.
(b) Lord Croom.
(c) Jellaby.
(d) Noakes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What philosophical concepts do Septimus and Thomasina discuss in the scene?

2. Thomasina describes the hermit in her drawing to _____________________.

3. Thomasina does not discover that Septimus was found with Mrs. Chater because_____________________________.

4. According to Lady Croom, who has shot a pigeon?

5. Whose poem is Septimus reading?

(see the answer key)

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