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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Master of Ceremonies instruct the actors to do as the Prologue ends?
(a) Fight.
(b) Leave.
(c) Ad lib.
(d) Hug.

2. What do the sailors inform the passengers of at the end of 1.1?
(a) The storm is passing.
(b) The boat is sturdy.
(c) The day is breaking.
(d) The boat is sinking.

3. What term is Cesaire considered the originator of?
(a) Realism.
(b) Poem.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Negritude.

4. What themes does Cesaire's play incorporate?
(a) Colonialism and negritude.
(b) Money.
(c) Love and hate.
(d) War.

5. What do the characters select at the start of the Prologue?
(a) Masks.
(b) Clothing.
(c) Wigs.
(d) Cups.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of 1.1 what do the passengers sing?

2. What is the name of the journal Cesaire starts with his wife in 1941?

3. What does Cesaire compare the future of Africa to?

4. Which style is Cesaire considered a major voice of?

5. How are the characters instructed to choose the objects on stage in the Prologue?

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