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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which scene is being performed by the actors in the beginning of the play?
(a) The epilogue.
(b) The second scene.
(c) The final scene.
(d) The prologue.

2. Who is the author of the play being performed?
(a) Diana Sweet.
(b) Michael Rashlet.
(c) John Gay.
(d) Randall Brackett.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Linda's parents?

2. What is the genre of the play being performed by the troupe?

3. What is the name of the troupe performing the play?

4. What is the song about that the person sitting at the piano in the bar is singing?

5. What is said of Jarvis's age?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the importance of tension to a play? What does it create, and what does it set up?

2. Does Fay seem to have a genuine emotional attachment to Guy, or do you think everything she does is for what she can get out of it?

3. What is the relevance of the song from The Beggar's Opera at the end of Act 2, Scene 3?

4. What is the symbolism of the reprieve MacHeath (played by Guy) receives from the executioner (played by Dafydd)?

5. The women of the cast have an obvious interest in Guy. How does this interest help to sharpen Guy's character for the reader?

6. Again, a song from The Beggar's Opera is used to add to the scene. What is the importance of this song to Act 1, Scene 5?

7. What is the importance of the Welsh song to Dafydd? Do you think that attempting to sing that song endeared Guy to Dafydd or alienated him? Why?

8. What is the importance of the song from The Beggar's Opera in Act 1, Scene 3? What does it add to the scene?

9. What is satire? What does it add to a script? How is it used in the play The Beggar's Opera?

10. Do you think that Guy is as innocent as he is portrayed, or do you think it is a creatively crafted act?

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