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The Skin of Our Teeth | Quiz

Thornton Wilder
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The Skin of Our Teeth | Quiz

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1)

What is one of Mr. Antrobus' most notable achievements? (from Act 2, Part 1)

Classifying the fish.
Classifying the insects.
Classifying the birds.
Classifying the animals.
2)

What is one of the aspects to life that helped Mr. Antrobus when he was at his lowest during the war? (from Act 3, Part 3)

The knowledge fo his family.
The thought of his family.
A picture of his family.
The experiences with his family.
3)

Sabina won a beauty contest judged by whom? (from Act 2, Part 1)

Mr. Antrobus.
The society.
Homer.
Judge Moses.
4)

Who asks Mrs. Antrobus how long she has been married? (from Act 2, Part 1)

A member of the society.
Her children.
A historian.
A reporter.
5)

When Mr. Antrobus tells Mrs. Antrobus that a sign is a storm signal of rain, what does Mrs. Antrobus go to find? (from Act 2, Part 1)

Jackets.
Bags.
Raincoats.
Umbrellas.
6)

When Mrs. Antrobus tries to take Gladys back to the hotel, Gladys says that whom is looking for Henry? (from Act 2, Part 2)

The neighbors.
The police.
The enforcers.
The lawmakers.
7)

What is one of the aspects to life that helped Mr. Antrobus when he was at his lowest during the war? (from Act 3, Part 3)

The needs of himself.
The needs of his state.
The needs of the animals.
The needs of the world.
8)

When lights disappear from the stage at the end of Act 3, what happens? (from Act 3, Part 3)

A piano plays.
A singer sings.
A bell tolls.
Someone falls.
9)

What does Mrs. Antrobus throw into the ocean? (from Act 2, Part 2)

A filled bottle.
An empty bottle.
A bottle of beans.
A bottle with a message.
10)

From what building does the sound of bingo numbers being called emerge? (from Act 2, Part 1)

A church building.
A sports bar.
A bingo hall.
A casino.
11)

Henry says that he has no family and doesn't want what? (from Act 3, Part 2)

A home.
Pity.
Peace of mind.
A family.
12)

Who mocks Mr. Antrobus for being afraid of the storm? (from Act 2, Part 2)

The conventioneers.
The audience.
The on-lookers.
The stagehands.
13)

When Mr. Antrobus needs some relaxation he says that a man can only what? (from Act 2, Part 1)

Stand insanity only so long.
Stand a family only so long.
Stand his children only so long.
Stand other people only so long.
14)

Who embodies the human capacity for compassion? (from Act 3, Part 2)

Mr. Antrobus.
Gladys.
Henry.
Sabina.
15)

How long does Mrs. Antrobus say she has been married to Mr. Antrobus? (from Act 2, Part 1)

50 years.
500 years.
5 years.
5,000 years.
16)

When Sabina comments about how they are always starting over, and why should they bother, what does Mrs. Antrobus say? (from Act 3, Part 1)

Too many people have fought and died to give up.
Too many people care about others to give up.
Too many people are working too hard to give up.
Too many people have hope to give up.
17)

Henry says that when the play is performed the next night, the scene will proceed how? (from Act 3, Part 2)

As normal.
As it used to be.
With more feeling.
In a better fashion.
18)

Who, according to Sabina, has won the war? (from Act 3, Part 1)

The wrong side.
She doesn't know.
She doesn't say.
The right side.
19)

What does Mrs. Antrobus tell Sabina she should do with her form of payment, instead of spending it on herself? (from Act 3, Part 3)

Spend it on Mr. Antrobus.
Give it to charity.
Share with the family.
Spend it on her baby.
20)

A previously unseen stand-in quotes the first words in what book? (from Act 3, Part 3)

The Torah.
The Bible.
The Constitution.
The Koran.
21)

Who does Mr. Antrobus accuse of giving Gladys the stockings? (from Act 2, Part 2)

Mrs. Antrobus.
The Fortune Teller.
A whale.
Sabina.
22)

What does Henry do to the books on the stage? (from Act 3, Part 1)

Kick them.
Pour water on them.
Light them on fire.
Punch them.
23)

Why does Mrs. Antrobus hand Gladys over to her father and then leave again? (from Act 2, Part 2)

To say goodbye to her family.
To find food.
To look for Henry.
To pack their things.
24)

When Mrs. Antrobus takes one last look at Henry, who is thrashing in his sleep, where does she go? (from Act 3, Part 1)

The front yard.
Upstairs.
The kitchen.
The back yard.
25)

Mrs. Antrobus lists, among her discoveries, that what is edible? (from Act 2, Part 1)

The tomato.
The lima bean.
The potato.
The onion.
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