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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Chairs.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What, according to the professor, are so closely related as to be true second cousins?
(a) French and Latin.
(b) Neo-Spanish languages.
(c) Spanish and French.
(d) Romantic languages.

2. What diplomas does the pupil have in The Lesson?
(a) Humanities.
(b) Biology and sociology.
(c) Arts and science.
(d) Math and science.

3. What is Mrs. Martin's first name in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Marie.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Doris.
(d) Ellen.

4. What do the stage directions indicate about the newspaper men who arrive in The Chairs?
(a) They are tall.
(b) They are elderly.
(c) They are short.
(d) They are fat.

5. The professor states in The Lesson, "every tongue is at bottom nothing but _____."
(a) Latin.
(b) Disruption.
(c) Geography.
(d) Language.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is darning socks in the opening scene of The Bald Soprano?

2. What repeatedly sounds during the play The Chairs?

3. Who says, "times are bad. That's true all over. It's the same this year with business and agriculture as it is with fires, nothing is prospering"?

4. The Smiths were given seven silver what for their wedding in The Bald Soprano?

5. What does Father Robert comment about Roberta's feet?

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