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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Septimus claims he will not fight Chater because __________________________.
(a) He will not shoot a first rank poet.
(b) He will not shoot a religious man.
(c) He will not shoot a guest of Lady Croom's.
(d) He will not shoot a man whose wife has cuckolded him.

2. Whose poem is Septimus reading?
(a) Lord Byron's.
(b) Ezra Pound's.
(c) Ezra Chater's.
(d) Thomasina's.

3. Why does Thomasina hate Cleopatra?
(a) Because Cleopatra spoke Latin.
(b) Because Cleopatra destroyed Rome.
(c) Because Cleopatra hated Queen Elizabeth.
(d) Because Cleopatra was consumed with love and sex.

4. Who seems particularly offended by Septimus' dalliance with Mrs. Chater?
(a) Jellaby.
(b) Lord Croom.
(c) Noakes.
(d) Brice.

5. What does Septimus agree to at the end of the scene?
(a) A second affair with Mrs. Croom.
(b) Marrying Mrs. Chater when she becomes a widow.
(c) A second duel with Chater.
(d) Taking on another pupil.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lady Croom believes Thomasina has _______________________.

2. Brice claims that as a tutor, Septimus must __________________________.

3. Septimus describes carnal embrace as _______________________.

4. What does Chloe claim is true of her brother?

5. Who suggests Lady Croom's translation of Et in Arcadia Ego is incorrect?

(see the answer key)

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