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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sibyl say that causes Amanda to shudder in disgust?
(a) Sibyl says that she loves Elyot.
(b) Sibyl wishes to marry Victor.
(c) Sibyl wants to be friends with Amanda.
(d) Sibyl says that she will call Amanda "Mandy."

2. How does Elyot stop Victor from fighting him?
(a) Elyot offers Victor a brandy.
(b) Elyot knocks Victor out with the record player.
(c) Elyot tells Victor that the women want the two of them to fight.
(d) Elyot tells Victor that it will only upset the women if they fight.

3. According to Elyot, what is the problem with being a specialist?
(a) Most specialists are socially awkward.
(b) A specialist is too pompous to really be understood.
(c) A specialist is too concentrated on one thing to notice what is going on around them.
(d) A specialist never tries to explain what they know to anyone else.

4. Which character says "I like a man to be a man?"
(a) Victor.
(b) Elyot.
(c) Sibyl.
(d) Amanda.

5. What starts the final fight between Amanda and Elyot in Act II?
(a) Elyot tries to leave the apartment.
(b) Elyot brings up an admirer of Amanda's who she once let kiss her.
(c) Amanda accuses Elyot of not taking their situation seriously enough.
(d) Amanda has too much to drink.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does the statement, "Feminine determination, very praiseworthy" refer?

2. How do Victor and Sibyl discover that their spouses ran away together?

3. In Act II, what does Elyot tell Amanda they must do?

4. Why do Amanda and Elyot choose to flee to Amanda's flat?

5. At the very end of the play, what are Amanda and Elyot doing?

(see the answer key)

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