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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the song about that the person sitting at the piano in the bar is singing?
(a) Wine and women.
(b) Remembrance.
(c) War and sorrow.
(d) Happiness.

2. From where did Guy come to look for the director?
(a) Backstage.
(b) His home.
(c) The rehearsal area.
(d) The pit.

3. Who interrupts the conversation between Guy and the woman flirting with him?
(a) Ted.
(b) Dafydd.
(c) Crispin.
(d) Jarvis.

4. Why does Hannah say she can't go to bed?
(a) She can't sleep and needs warm milk.
(b) She wants to read a book next to the fire.
(c) Her children are keeping her awake.
(d) She is uncomfortable with someone in her house.

5. What does Hannah do while the men are discussing Guy's character?
(a) Changes her clothes.
(b) Makes cocoa.
(c) Washes her face.
(d) All the answers are correct.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gets into a physical confrontation in the bar?

2. What is the name of the protagonist in the play being performed in Act 1, Scene 1?

3. Who is Hannah?

4. After Guy's audition, who offers suggestions on how to improve the play?

5. Who reads the opening speech during the first rehearsal of The Beggar's Opera?

(see the answer key)

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