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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of a play is The Recruiting Officer?
(a) Musical.
(b) Comedy.
(c) Historical.
(d) Tragedy.

2. What did Sideway used to buy from market traders in London?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Cheese.
(c) Mince pie.
(d) Rye bread.

3. In Act One: Scene 7, what is the courthouse made of?
(a) Brick.
(b) Oak.
(c) Stucco.
(d) Eucalyptus.

4. Who is Liz Morden playing?
(a) Silvia.
(b) Rose.
(c) Melinda.
(d) Lucy.

5. What women does Brewer allow Duckling to speak to in Act One: Scene 7?
(a) Liz Morden and Meg Long.
(b) Esther Abrahams and Mary Brenham.
(c) Mary Brenham and Liz Morden.
(d) Meg Long and Esther Abrahams.

6. Who is playing Captain Plume?
(a) John Wisehammer.
(b) Robert Sideway.
(c) Henry Kable.
(d) Ketch Freeman.

7. What does an aborigine call the first convict ship to land in Australia?
(a) Nightmare.
(b) Dream.
(c) Beast.
(d) Danger.

8. How many lashes has John Arscott been sentenced to for assault?
(a) 150.
(b) 125.
(c) 100.
(d) 90.

9. Where is Black Caesar from?
(a) Dominica.
(b) Madagascar.
(c) Barbados.
(d) Belize.

10. In Act One: Scene 7, where is Harry Brewer rowing Duckling?
(a) Clark's Island.
(b) Watkin's Island.
(c) Ralph's Island.
(d) Tench's Island.

11. What names does Clark call his wife?
(a) Lydia or Louisa.
(b) Margaret or Maggie.
(c) Susan or Priscilla.
(d) Alicia or Betsey.

12. At the beginning of Scene 3, what are a group of men doing?
(a) Shooting kangaroos.
(b) Building shelters.
(c) Building a fire.
(d) Shooting birds.

13. What does Phillip name the new community?
(a) Sandy Cove.
(b) Sydney.
(c) Lagtown.
(d) Mobsbury.

14. Where has Silvia been on retreat in the scene that is rehearsed in Act One: Scene 11?
(a) Oakham.
(b) Winchester.
(c) Hereford.
(d) Shrewsbury.

15. When does Ralph plan to have the play performed?
(a) June 12.
(b) June 29.
(c) June 17.
(d) June 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Scene 3, how many convicts are found guilty of stealing from the colony's stores?

2. Where did Dabby Bryant grow up?

3. What type of ship is sailing in Scene 1?

4. In Act One: Scene 8, who comes when Liz and Dabby are fighting?

5. In the play, where does Silvia say they had cold air from when they were at boarding school?

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