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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The argument of the play is that the only way to live and transcend suffering is through what?
(a) Prayer and obedience to God.
(b) Faith in human beings.
(c) Faith and trust in God an his divine plan.
(d) Belief that there is a God and a divine plan.

2. Sarah compares their children to J.B., saying that they both show gratitude the way a woman does what?
(a) Wears a nice pair of shoes.
(b) Wears a nice dress.
(c) Uses purses.
(d) Wears nice jewelry.

3. Nickles and Zuss are what type of characters?
(a) Scenic.
(b) Antagonists.
(c) Narrators.
(d) Protagonists.

4. Whose story do Mr. Nickles and Mr. Zuss portray on the stage?
(a) Joseph's.
(b) Mary's.
(c) Job's.
(d) Deborah's.

5. When Sarah and J.B. invite the soldiers into the house, where do they go to sit and talk?
(a) In front of the fire.
(b) To the front porch.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) On the back porch.

6. Nickles says that J.B. would play his role differently if he were what?
(a) Poor.
(b) Homeless.
(c) Single.
(d) Childless.

7. Once Nickles and Zuss have their masks on, where do they quote lines from?
(a) The Bible.
(b) History books.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Famous movies.

8. Why do J.B. and Sarah wait to call the police?
(a) They thought she was at a friend's house.
(b) They thought they could find her on their own.
(c) They thought nothing was wrong.
(d) They thought she would simply come home.

9. When J.B. makes a reference to Sarah's love of flowers, he is referring to what?
(a) Their children.
(b) Their possessions.
(c) Their family.
(d) Their blessings.

10. This play, and the story of Job, are allegories for what?
(a) The human experience of existentialism.
(b) The human experience in relation with God.
(c) The human experience and philosophy.
(d) The human experience of suffering.

11. According to the allegory this play represents, human life is lived according to what?
(a) Man's pleasures.
(b) God's pleasures.
(c) God's will.
(d) Man's will.

12. What does Mr. Zuss sell?
(a) Animals.
(b) Candy.
(c) Popcorn.
(d) Balloons.

13. When Mr. Zuss climbs the ladder, what kind of mask does he find?
(a) Restful and angelic.
(b) Beautiful and peaceful.
(c) Beautiful and powerful.
(d) Restful and glorious.

14. Sarah says that if they forget God, God will do what?
(a) Make them suffer.
(b) Leave them.
(c) Remove his blessings.
(d) Forget them.

15. What are Zuss and Nickles holding while they watch Sarah and J.B. realize their son is dead?
(a) Their masks.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Scepters.
(d) Scrolls.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of J.B.'s children are in a car that is hit by a drunk driver?

2. In the Prologue, man is compared to a wingless, sightless insect that does what?

3. The scene between the family shows the _____ between J.B. and Sarah about their beliefs.

4. Zuss says that ______ will enable J.B. to see God more clearly.

5. When Nickles and Zuss are saying their lines, who says God's first line?

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