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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what philosopher does Louis compare his world-view when speaking to Rabbi Chemelwitz?
(a) Descartes
(b) Hobbes
(c) Schopenhauer
(d) Hegel

2. What is the title of the paperback novel that Belize quotes in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Silence of Ragged Plains
(b) Love's Breath in the Wind
(c) Cold Hands of the Morning
(d) In Love with the Night Mysterious

3. Who did Joe Pitt vote for in the last presidential election?
(a) Mondale
(b) He did not vote
(c) Reagan
(d) He will not say

4. In what city does Roy believe he met Mormons?
(a) Rapid City
(b) Las Vegas
(c) Salt Lake City
(d) St. Louis

5. Which of the following is not something Prior keeps in his bed to ward off spirits in Act 3, Scene 6?
(a) A crucifix
(b) Garlic
(c) A wooden stake
(d) A mirror

6. Of whom does Ed Meese remind Martin Heller?
(a) Earl Warren
(b) Alexander Hamilton
(c) John Haldemann
(d) Teddy Roosevelt

7. According to Louis in Act 2, Scene 7, what do you have to be willing to do even if you are scared?
(a) Dissent
(b) Break the law
(c) Abandon what hurts you
(d) Follow your heart

8. What is Mr. Lies' career?
(a) Pharmacist
(b) Reporter
(c) Hustler
(d) Travel agent

9. What commodity did Prior's ship captain ancestor bring to England?
(a) Whale oil
(b) Chippendale furniture
(c) Cattle
(d) Tropical fruit

10. In which borough of New York is Hannah Pitt lost in Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) Bronx
(b) Brooklyn
(c) Queens
(d) Manhattan

11. Before hanging up on Joe, for what does Hannah chastise him?
(a) Staying out late at night
(b) Drinking
(c) Leaving Salt Lake City
(d) Being gay

12. What is Roy Cohn most proud of in his entire career?
(a) The Rosenberg execution
(b) The Army-McCarthy hearings
(c) The Reagan Revolution
(d) The Alger Hiss case

13. According to Louis in Act 3, Scene 7, what do he and Joe have in common?
(a) They are both terrible people
(b) They are both afraid
(c) They both love the night
(d) They both need someone

14. What does Harper bring with her when she enters in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) A fishing spear
(b) A polar bear
(c) A pine tree
(d) An oboe

15. What instrument plays the dance tune to which Prior and Louis dance in Act 3, Scene 6?
(a) Piano
(b) Oboe
(c) Cello
(d) Violin

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city does the main portion of Act 1, Scene 1 of Perestroika take place?

2. What does Joe Pitt say he has to do before accepting a job with the Justice Department?

3. Which of the following is not a prediction Harper makes about the coming of the Millennium?

4. From what dead figure does Ethel Rosenberg send a "hello" in Act 3, Scene 5?

5. For doing what does Hannah chastise the policeman she speaks to on the phone in Act 1, Scene 3?

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