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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the point of view of "A Hunger Artist"?
(a) Second person.
(b) Fourth person.
(c) First person.
(d) Third person.

2. How are the results of the fast announced?
(a) By megaphone.
(b) By microphone.
(c) By radio.
(d) By television.

3. For whom is the hunger artist often just a joke that happens to be in fashion?
(a) The children.
(b) The priests.
(c) The women.
(d) The elders.

4. Who is bound to be the sole, completely satisfied spectator of the artist's fast?
(a) The artist.
(b) The child.
(c) The impresario.
(d) The musician.

5. What does the hunger artist wear?
(a) A cloth rag.
(b) Black tights.
(c) A loin cloth.
(d) A turtleneck.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the impresario secretly do to the hunger artist as he lifts him?

2. Who appears, blissful at having been selected for the honor, to help the artist down?

3. How many of the permanent watchers are there at a given time?

4. What does the hunger artist always feel he is being cheated from doing?

5. On fine days, where is the cage set?

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