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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Sister Aloysius, what is satisfaction?
(a) A virtue.
(b) A vice.
(c) What brought the cat back.
(d) Evil.

2. What does Sister Aloysius say it is important for children to have?
(a) Faith.
(b) A fierce moral guardian.
(c) Good parents.
(d) Plenty of free time.

3. In the sermon delivered in Scene 1, for how long is the sailor at sea without a navigational aid?
(a) 40 days.
(b) One month.
(c) 20 days.
(d) 3 days.

4. What does Sister Aloysius think of the children's dance class?
(a) It will build strong muscles.
(b) It's a good form of exercise.
(c) It is a good creative outlet.
(d) It's a waste of time.

5. In what year does the play take place?
(a) 2001.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1985.
(d) 1964.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What happens after the sailor sets his course in the parable of the sailor?

3. What does Sister Aloysius say is dying across the country?

4. What does the sailor in Father Flynn's sermon on doubt believe he may have once seen and has to hold on to without further reassurance?

5. As the days roll on, what does the sailor in Father Flynn's sermon start to have?

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