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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the Schoolmaster offered a job in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Kalberstadt College.
(b) Stockholm College.
(c) Kaffigen College.
(d) Humboldt University.

2. How much does the painter charge Mrs. Ill for the painting in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) 30 pounds.
(b) 10 pounds.
(c) 50 pounds.
(d) 35 pounds.

3. From what passage of the bible did the Priest make a sermon in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Luther, thirteen.
(b) First Corinthians, thirteen.
(c) Matthew, thirteen.
(d) Revelations, nine.

4. In the postscript, the author writes that he has portrayed action and not what?
(a) Parable.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Tragedy.
(d) Comedy.

5. What kind of car does Hoby have?
(a) A Mercedes.
(b) A BMW.
(c) A Porsche.
(d) A Cadillac.

6. What is the principle concern that Claire's visitors come to speak to her about in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) The Schools.
(b) The Library.
(c) Debt.
(d) Murder.

7. What does the author write gives rise to speech in the postscript?
(a) Good diction.
(b) Mannerisms.
(c) Thought and action.
(d) Ideas and feelings.

8. What does the Schoolmaster claim the town is "not" moved by in its actions in Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) Greed.
(b) Motivation.
(c) Justice.
(d) Money.

9. What does the Doctor say that Ill died of in the end of the play?
(a) Strangling.
(b) Seizure.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Stroke.

10. What is Claire's ninth husband?
(a) A musician.
(b) A film star.
(c) A Nobel Prize winner.
(d) A plastic surgeon.

11. What is Ill doing upstairs in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Writing.
(b) Moaning.
(c) Crying.
(d) Pacing.

12. What does Claire say you have husbands for in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) Money.
(b) Display purposes.
(c) Fur coats.
(d) Useful agendas.

13. The author writes in the postscript that Ill's family is not wicked, only what?
(a) Poverty-stricken.
(b) Just.
(c) Greedy.
(d) Weak.

14. Where did Claire have the two eunuchs shipped to in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) St. Martin.
(b) Hong Kong.
(c) Israel.
(d) Russia.

15. The inscription which descends in Act 3, Scene 4 reads, "Life is Serious, ____ Serene."
(a) Love.
(b) Art.
(c) Tapestry.
(d) Beauty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Claire call her ninth husband?

2. In the postscript, how does the author say he considers himself in comparison to the characters of the play?

3. Where does Act 3, Scene 2 take place?

4. What does the author state that Ill ultimately receives in the end of the play?

5. The author states that producers and directors of the play will likely come nearest the mark of its intention if they approach it in the style of what?

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