The Island, by Athol Fugard Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What does John say about the brother in Antigone who was accused of being a traitor to the State? (from Scene One, Pages 196 – 203)

That the brother was on the same side as himself and Winston.

That the brother deserved to remain unburied.

That the brother was on the same side as Hodoshe.

That the brother was wrong to rebel against the State.

2.

What does John use to clean Winston’s wound? (from Scene One, Page 195)

His own urine.

Water from the ocean.

Water from the bucket.

Winston's urine.

3.

What actions blur the lines between performer and character in the final moments of the presentation of Antigone? (from Scene Four, Pages 224 - 227)

Hodoshe speaks up from the audience, and engages in a dialogue with Antigone (Winston).

John rips off his wig and seems to be speaking at least partly in his own voice, not just the voice of Creon.

Winston rips off his wig and seems to be speaking at least partly in his own voice, not just the voice of Antigone.

John becomes incapacitated, and Winston ends up speaking both Antigone's lines and Creon's.

4.

How does Creon (John) define law? (from Scene Four, Pages 223 – 224)

As the main tool to keep the people happy and defend them.

He says it is the only way to keep the State from exploiting the people.

As the main tool to keep the people happy and control them.

He says it is the only way to preserve human values in society.

5.

Who is Simon? (from Scene One, Pages 203 – 206)

The prisoner who told Winston that another inmate, Sipho, had been put into solitary confinement.

An inmate put into solitary confinement.

The prisoner who told John that Winston was in trouble for making too many complaints.

An inmate who recently died.

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