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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sport does George invite Nick to play with him?
(a) Rugby
(b) Handball
(c) Tennis
(d) Squash

2. Against which innovation does George speak out vehemently?
(a) Brain imaging
(b) Genetic modification
(c) Space exploration
(d) Nuclear fussion

3. What does Nick think women discuss when in the bathroom together?
(a) Themselves
(b) Their men
(c) Fashion
(d) Sex

4. What philosophical leaning does Martha claim to hold?
(a) Stoic
(b) Social materialist
(c) Atheist
(d) Pedant

5. Which two cultures does George cite as models for responsible drinking?
(a) Arabs and Italians
(b) Indians and Greeks
(c) Jews and Irish
(d) Chinese and French

Short Answer Questions

1. Who throws up at the end of Act 1?

2. What attribute makes Martha's stepmother like a witch?

3. What is Martha doing for Honey at the beginning of Act 2?

4. Which mythical creature does George compare Martha to as he discusses his son with Nick?

5. Which of the following is not a university to which George compares the play's university?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Martha's emotional confession.

2. What arrangement do Martha and George come to at the end of their argument and how does the arrangement seem to suit them?

3. Describe George's "party games" bit.

4. What is the room's reaction to George's claims that Nick plans to alter the world's chromosomes?

5. Who is George and Martha's son?

6. In what ways do George and Martha disagree about the particulars of their son?

7. How does George kill their son?

8. What is Martha's reaction to Get the Guests?

9. What is George's argument regarding human chromosomes and biologists?

10. What is George's reasoning that his son hates Martha?

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