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The Visit: A Tragi-comedy Quiz

Friedrich Dürrenmatt
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The Visit: A Tragi-comedy Quiz

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1)

What does the Priest tell Ill is rising in Act 2, Scene 2? (from Act II, Scene II)

The suffering of mankind.
The realization of his crimes.
The spectre of his guilt.
The spectre of his soul.
2)

In terms of performance, the author writes in the postscript that "all that is art should seem to be _____." (from Postscript)

Art.
Nature.
Truth.
Structured.
3)

Where does Ill go in the beginning of Act 2, Scene 3? (from Act II, Scene III)

The train station.
The church.
The shop.
The wood.
4)

What does the Priest say the townspeople are doing in Act 2, Scene 2? (from Act II, Scene II)

Preparing his coffin.
Waiting to kill him.
Enjoying life.
Affirming life.
5)

Ill tells the townspeople he wrote to the Chief Constable where in Act 2, Scene 3? (from Act II, Scene III)

Versailles.
Bockmann.
Kaffigan.
Kalberstadt.
6)

Whose performance in the choir does Claire remark upon in Act 3, Scene 1? (from Act III, Scene I)

The Doctor's.
The Schoolmaster's.
The Policeman's.
The Mayor's.
7)

What does the author write gives rise to speech in the postscript? (from Postscript)

Ideas and feelings.
Mannerisms.
Good diction.
Thought and action.
8)

What does the author state that Ill ultimately receives in the end of the play? (from Postscript)

Humiliation.
Justice.
Greatness.
Redemption.
9)

What does Claire invite her visitors to sit upon in Act 3, Scene 1? (from Act III, Scene I)

A log.
A suitcase.
A bench.
A cask.
10)

In Act 2, Scene 3, what music is playing? (from Act II, Scene III)

A folk song.
A classical dirge.
A funeral march.
A wedding march.
11)

Where did Claire have the two eunuchs shipped to in Act 3, Scene 3? (from Act III, Scene III)

Russia.
St. Martin.
Israel.
Hong Kong.
12)

Where was the Schoolmaster offered a job in Act 3, Scene 1? (from Act III, Scene I)

Kalberstadt College.
Humboldt University.
Kaffigen College.
Stockholm College.
13)

Where does the Schoolmaster say that one of "those little eunuchs" emigrated to? (from Act II, Scene III)

Austria.
Australia.
Cuba.
America.
14)

Who does not raise a hand in the vote in Act 3, Scene 4? (from Act III, Scene IV)

Ill.
The Schoolmaster.
Claire.
Ill's wife.
15)

What does the Priest say he is about to perform in Act 2, Scene 2? (from Act II, Scene II)

A funeral.
A marriage.
A mass.
A baptism.
16)

What has Ill's son bought in Act 3, Scene 3? (from Act III, Scene III)

A car.
A horse.
College enrollment.
A carriage.
17)

Who speaks up with questions when Ill takes the stage at the town meeting in Act 3, Scene 4? (from Act III, Scene IV)

No one.
The Mayor.
The Schoolmaster.
The Priest.
18)

Which character says he's been over-drinking lately in Act 3, Scene 2? (from Act III, Scene II)

Ill.
The Mayor.
The Schoolmaster.
The Policeman.
19)

How does the author say the characters speak in the final scene in the postscript? (from Postscript)

An abstract fashion.
A formal fashion.
A relaxed fashion.
With determination.
20)

What does the author claim must not be overlooked in the character of Claire? (from Postscript)

Sense of evil.
Sense of humor.
Her beauty.
Her intelligence.
21)

What does Claire tell her visitors they are covered in in Act 3, Scene 1? (from Act III, Scene I)

Blood.
Animal hair.
Straw.
Dust.
22)

What do the reporters want a photograph of Ill selling? (from Act III, Scene II)

An axe.
A dagger.
A fur.
A rifle.
23)

To whom was Claire's shortest marriage? (from Act III, Scene I)

The Armenian.
The Duke of Winchester.
Lord Ishmael.
Count Holk.
24)

Who is taking a course in literature in Act 3, Scene 3? (from Act III, Scene III)

Sarah.
Natalie.
Ottilie.
Claire.
25)

What does the Priest tell Ill to do when he flings himself on him in Act 2, Scene 2? (from Act II, Scene II)

Flee.
Kill himself.
Repent.
Die.
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