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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. J.B.'s song at the end of Scene 1represents what?
(a) The mood of the play.
(b) The motive of the play.
(c) The tone of the play.
(d) The theme of the play.

2. When the writer uses words that begin with the same sound to get the attention of the reader, it is called what?
(a) Dissonance.
(b) Analogy.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Consonance.

3. What does Sarah think the two soldiers have for her and J.B.?
(a) A message from their son.
(b) A medal for their son.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A letter from their son.

4. The scene between the family shows the _____ between J.B. and Sarah about their beliefs.
(a) Similarities.
(b) Closeness.
(c) Tension.
(d) Differences.

5. The text of the play is written in what?
(a) Choric verse.
(b) Tetromic pentameter.
(c) Trochaic iameter.
(d) Blank verse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sarah sings a song to the children that wonders what?

2. The argument of the play is that the only way to live and transcend suffering is through what?

3. Existentialism is a philosophical movement of what century?

4. Whose story do Mr. Nickles and Mr. Zuss portray on the stage?

5. What are Zuss and Nickles holding while they watch Sarah and J.B. realize their son is dead?

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