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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Sister Aloysius say is dying across the country?
(a) Penmanship.
(b) Tradition.
(c) Grammar skills.
(d) Good teaching methods.

2. What does Sister Aloysius say will have its consequence tomorrow?
(a) Sister James' good teaching.
(b) Father Flynn's sermon.
(c) Every good deed.
(d) Every easy choice.

3. In the opening scene of the play, Father Flynn describes the sailor's dilemma as what?
(a) A trivial matter.
(b) A loss of hope.
(c) A nuisance.
(d) A crisis of faith.

4. In Father Flynn's opening sermon, he mentions what event that happened the year before the play takes place?
(a) France performs an underground nuclear test.
(b) The release of the first Beatles album.
(c) President Kennedy's assassination.
(d) The Supreme Court's Miranda decision.

5. Who teaches the physical education and religion classes?
(a) Father Flynn.
(b) Sister James.
(c) Sister Aloysius.
(d) Sister Veronica.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sister Aloysius say boys are made of?

2. In Scene 2, what does Sister Aloysius ask Sister James to do when Sister Veronica is on the stone stairs?

3. Who is described as having a bit of sunshine in his/her heart, but reserved?

4. What happens to the crew of the ship in the parable of the sailor?

5. What does Father Flynn say is on the other side of the glass from happy, untroubled people when he delivers the sermon in the opening scene?

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