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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the townspeople tell Ill in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) To divorce his wife.
(b) To stay or be killed.
(c) To marry Claire.
(d) To have an enjoyable trip.

2. How does Claire drink her whiskey?
(a) Neat.
(b) Shaken.
(c) As a Manhattan.
(d) On ice.

3. How old is Ill in The Visit?
(a) 75.
(b) 85.
(c) 65.
(d) 95.

4. What is the name of the hotel in the town of the play?
(a) The Quartz Inn.
(b) The Golden Apple.
(c) The Golden Tree.
(d) The Goerthe Hotel.

5. What does the priest have in Act 2, Scene 2 which startles Ill?
(a) A rifle.
(b) A revolver.
(c) A bayonet.
(d) A dagger.

6. What do the townspeople offer to Ill in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) A bouquet of flowers.
(b) To take him to the station.
(c) Money to stay.
(d) A noose.

7. The sedan chair upon which Claire rides was a gift from whom?
(a) The French President.
(b) The German President.
(c) The British Prime Minister.
(d) The American President.

8. To whom was the town museum sold in the play?
(a) France.
(b) Italy.
(c) Germany.
(d) America.

9. Of whom does Claire say "They need me, and I need them"?
(a) The reporters.
(b) The Town Hall.
(c) The children.
(d) The husbands.

10. Who is the woman who runs half naked across the stage in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Wilma.
(b) Louisa.
(c) Claire.
(d) Sarah.

11. What is the name of the town bailiff in the play?
(a) Glutz.
(b) Merintin.
(c) Nielsen.
(d) Wagner.

12. What is the location where Act 1, Scene 1 begins?
(a) The hotel.
(b) Petersen's Barn.
(c) The train station.
(d) The graveyard.

13. The Priest tells Ill, "You are your own ____."
(a) Justice.
(b) Truth.
(c) Hell.
(d) Conscience.

14. In Act 2, Scene 3, what music is playing?
(a) A folk song.
(b) A wedding march.
(c) A funeral march.
(d) A classical dirge.

15. What was Claire's maiden name?
(a) Bockmann.
(b) Zachanassian.
(c) Heimlin.
(d) Wascher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Priest ask to button his soutane?

2. What does the mayor have sitting on his desk in Act 2, Scene 2?

3. Where was Claire in a plane crash?

4. Who first calls out to Ill in Act 2, Scene 3?

5. What is the name of the town in which The Visit takes place?

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