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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I: Scenes 16-17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Carreon not want to play golf in Scene 12?
(a) He is bad at the game.
(b) He is disgusted by Avila's ideology.
(c) He is missing his first child's birth.
(d) He is using old clubs.

2. Who do Rio and Pucha gossip about in Scene 9?
(a) Imelda Marcos.
(b) Harrison Ford.
(c) A new sex show in Manila.
(d) Daisy Avila.

3. Why does Alacran chastise Chiquiting in Scene 10?
(a) Her profligate spending.
(b) Her outfit.
(c) Her cursing.
(d) Her gossip.

4. Why does Avila think he is safe from Marcos' retribution?
(a) He thinks Marcos will be overthrown soon.
(b) He is friends with Ledesma.
(c) He is retiring.
(d) He has sworn a loyalty oath.

5. In Scene 10, what has Imelda Marcos accused of doing regarding her Film Center construction workers?
(a) Regularly sleeping with them.
(b) Refusing to pay them until work is completed.
(c) Burying them under the foundations.
(d) Refused to recognize their union.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Severo Alacran's family die?

2. Who -not at the scene of the assassination - starts crying in Scene 17?

3. In Scene 14, what is Lolita Luna high on?

4. What did Mallat measure during his time in the Philippines?

5. According to Avila in Scene 12, what part of the Philippine temperament does the country a disservice?

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