Ubu Roi | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Act 1, Scene 1

1. Which of the following best describes the characters in this play?

Clown-like.

2. What is Ma Ubu upset with Pa Ubu for?

Lack of ambition.

3. Which of the following describes how the language of the play opens?

Crudely filled with cursing and epithets.

4. What does Ma Ubu want Pa to do?

Murder King Wenceslas.

5. What does Ma think will happen if Pa succeeds with her plan?

He will become king.

6. What does Ma think will happen to her?

She will be queen.

7. What does Pa do when he he gets tired of hearing what Ma has to say?

He runs out.

8. In what way is Pa violent?

Verbally.

9. Which of the following is the best definition of a soliloquy?

When a character is talking to the audience and is alone.

10. Why does Ma feel obligated...
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