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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who did the Smiths' maid go to the cinema with in The Bald Soprano?
(a) A man.
(b) Her daughter.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her niece.

3. The professor states that if you utter several sounds at an accelerated speed, they will do what?
(a) Cling to each other.
(b) Become inaudible.
(c) Be inarticulate.
(d) Become slurred.

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

5. What does the professor say the pupil has a tendency to always do when doing arithmetic?
(a) Subtract.
(b) Multiply.
(c) Add.
(d) Divide.

6. How old is the pupil in The Lesson?
(a) 12.
(b) 6.
(c) 18.
(d) 22.

7. What are the following languages, according to the professor? Spanish, Latin, Italian, French, Portuguese, etc.
(a) Romantic languages.
(b) Neo-German.
(c) Latin derivatives.
(d) Neo-Spanish.

8. The pupil asks the Professor, "are all the roots of words ____?"
(a) Latin.
(b) Short.
(c) Square.
(d) Annunciated.

9. In The Bald Soprano, Mr. Smith claims that only what is honest in England?
(a) Lawyers.
(b) Fire chiefs.
(c) Doctors.
(d) The Royal Navy.

10. When the pupil begins to seem ill, what does she say is wrong with her?
(a) Headache.
(b) Feeling faint.
(c) Toothache.
(d) Upset stomach.

11. In The Bald Soprano, who says, "you are both partly right. When the doorbell rings, sometimes there is someone, other times there is no one"?
(a) Mrs. Martin.
(b) The fire chief.
(c) Mr. Smith.
(d) Mrs. Smith.

12. What does Mrs. Smith claim a fireman is also in The Bald Soprano?
(a) A confessor.
(b) A soldier.
(c) A savior.
(d) A newsman.

13. When did Mr. Martin leave his hometown in The Bald Soprano?
(a) Five days ago.
(b) Five months ago.
(c) Five years ago.
(d) Five weeks ago.

14. How old is the professor in The Lesson?
(a) 60-70.
(b) 40-50.
(c) 50-60.
(d) 70-75.

15. In what compartment of the train did the Martins ride in The Bald Soprano?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the maid in The Lesson?

2. What does the professor suggest they begin with in The Lesson?

3. What does the professor wear when entering in The Lesson?

4. The professor tells the pupil that in arithmetic, "the thing that counts is, above all" what?

5. What is the first story told by the fire chief in The Bald Soprano?

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