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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is playing music in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) Fiddler Warren.
(b) Fiddler O'Conner.
(c) Fiddler O'Shea.
(d) Fiddler McManus.

2. Where does Manus tell Owen his father's clean socks are in Act 3?
(a) On his nightstand.
(b) In the drawer.
(c) The butter box.
(d) Under the dresser.

3. Hugh notes that Owen should address himself to what regarding the poteen in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) Circumspection.
(b) Severity.
(c) Wariness.
(d) Reluctance.

4. Who does Jimmy ask to be his best man in Act 3?
(a) Manus.
(b) Doalty.
(c) Hugh.
(d) Owen.

5. What did Jimmy shout at the soldiers outside the pub in Act 3?
(a) Thermopylae.
(b) Visigoths.
(c) Heathens.
(d) Trojans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language does Maire say she knows better than English?

2. Where were the two men from who spoke to Manus in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. What is the term which refers to the action of changing the names from Irish to English?

4. Who is the Kerry politician that Maire talks about in Act 1?

5. When does Yolland say the sappers are pulling out of the town in Act 2, Scene 1?

(see the answer key)

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