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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scenes 6-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the commander die?
(a) It was an accident.
(b) He was in the front lines.
(c) He was assassinated.
(d) He killed himself.

2. What does the young solder threaten he will do to the captain?
(a) Quit the army.
(b) Murder him.
(c) Sabotage the army.
(d) Steal his wife.

3. Why won't Mother Courage help the peasant family that was injured in the attack on their farm?
(a) Because they don't have any money.
(b) Because they are thieves.
(c) Because they're Protestants.
(d) Because they deserved what happened to them.

4. Mother Courage observes that there is no ______ in being seated.
(a) Glory.
(b) Dignity.
(c) Shame.
(d) Revolt.

5. What isn't Mother Courage lending out to soldiers when the Catholic soldiers invade the camp?
(a) Bedding.
(b) Weapons.
(c) Cloaks.
(d) Books.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why won't Swiss Cheese steal the money from the pay box?

2. What unlikely thing does the chaplain claim one can find in war?

3. Why does Kattrin get very anxious while the injured peasants are in her tent?

4. Why does Mother Courage sing "The Song of Great Capitulation"?

5. Why do the poor need courage?

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