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Translations Quiz

Brian Friel
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Translations Quiz

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1)

Who does Owen say are the best fishermen out there? (from Act Two, Scene One)

The O'Flaherty's.
The O'Conners.
The Irish.
The Donnelly twins.
2)

Where have Hugh and Jimmy been in Act 3? (from Act Three)

A wedding.
A wake.
A christening.
A funeral.
3)

Where did Yolland's father get him a job? (from Act Two, Scene One)

East India Company.
The Army.
The British Crown.
The English roadworkers.
4)

What is going mad from the heat in Act 2, Scene 1? (from Act Two, Scene One)

The chickens.
The sheep.
The shepherds.
The cattle.
5)

What language does Hugh speak in as he descends the stairs in Act 2, Scene 1? (from Act Two, Scene One)

Greek.
English.
Latin.
Irish.
6)

Who is playing music in Act 2, Scene 2? (from Act Two, Scene Two)

Fiddler O'Conner.
Fiddler O'Shea.
Fiddler McManus.
Fiddler Warren.
7)

Who says that when his grandfather was a boy the British did the same thing in Act 3? (from Act Three)

Jimmy.
Bridgett.
Hugh.
Doalty.
8)

When is Jimmy getting married in Act 3? (from Act Three)

Halloween.
Easter.
Christmas.
St. Patrick's Day.
9)

What is the salary Manus is offered at the new hedge school in Act 2, Scene 1? (from Act Two, Scene One)

25 pounds a year.
30 pounds a year.
50 pounds a year.
42 pounds a year.
10)

Where does Yolland say he would be if he'd not joined the army in Act 2, Scene 1? (from Act Two, Scene One)

Brazil.
America.
Bombay.
England.
11)

Sarah enters and sees what in the end of Act 2, Scene 2? (from Act Two, Scene Two)

Maire and Yolland laughing.
Maire and Yolland weeping.
Maire and Yolland talking.
Maire and Yolland kissing.
12)

What does Yolland call himself to Maire in Act 2, Scene 2? (from Act Two, Scene Two)

George.
Yolland.
Lieutenant Yolland.
Michael.
13)

What does Yolland say the private core of Ireland would always be to him, even if he lived there? (from Act Two, Scene One)

Obscure.
Hermetic.
Backwards.
Incorrect.
14)

What did Jimmy shout at the soldiers outside the pub in Act 3? (from Act Three)

Thermopylae.
Trojans.
Heathens.
Visigoths.
15)

According to Doalty, there are two men up the road looking for whom in Act 2, Scene 1? (from Act Two, Scene One)

Owen.
Hugh.
Yolland.
Manus.
16)

Maire says in Act 2, Scene 2 that the skin on Yolland's shoulders is very what? (from Act Two, Scene Two)

White.
Smooth.
Soft.
Dark.
17)

What did Hugh call the soldiers outside the pub in Act 3? (from Act Three)

Visigoths.
Heathens.
Inhuman.
Monsters.
18)

What is the name of the small village from which Yolland's mother is actually from? (from Act Two, Scene Two)

Little Seashire.
Little Norwolk.
Little Walsingham.
Little Wellington.
19)

What does Lancey say the army will do if Yolland is not found in 24 hours? (from Act Three)

Burn down the church.
Shoot all the livestock.
Shoot the townspeople.
Burn down the village.
20)

To whom does Jimmy say he's getting married in Act 3? (from Act Three)

Helen.
Athene.
Electra.
Cordelia.
21)

Where were the two men from who spoke to Manus in Act 2, Scene 1? (from Act Two, Scene One)

Druim Dubh.
Dubh Michol.
Ca na hMair.
Inis Meadhon.
22)

What does Maire do in Act 2, Scene 2 when she says "Lag"? (from Act Two, Scene Two)

Puts her hands out.
Weeps silently.
Kisses him.
Turns away.
23)

Who does Maire say will wonder where she's got to in Act 2, Scene 2? (from Act Two, Scene Two)

Michael.
Her father.
Manus.
Hugh.
24)

What does Maire remark about Yolland's arms in Act 2, Scene 2? (from Act Two, Scene Two)

They are muscular.
They are stong and lean.
They are long and thin.
They are dark.
25)

How many years has it been since they've had a hot summer, according to Owen in Act 2, Scene 1? (from Act Two, Scene One)

Fifty.
A hundred.
Twenty.
Forty.
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