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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The old man in The Chairs states, "talk about the dignity of man! At least let's try to save face. Dignity is only ______."
(a) A shallow pool.
(b) A generality.
(c) A lack of brutality.
(d) Skin deep.

2. The old man tells guests, "in order to prevent the exploitation of man by man, we need _____".
(a) Power.
(b) Money.
(c) Time.
(d) Strength.

3. In The Chairs, what does the old man call the old woman?
(a) Semiramis.
(b) Senora.
(c) Mademoiselle.
(d) Wife.

4. What does Roberta have two of?
(a) Eyes.
(b) Noses.
(c) Mouths.
(d) Heads.

5. In The Chairs, who says, "I'm an orphan...dworfan"?
(a) The Old Man.
(b) The Old Woman.
(c) The Audience.
(d) The Orator.

6. In The Chairs, the old woman says, "My husband's not really misanthropic, he just loves _____."
(a) Me.
(b) Solitude.
(c) Hermitage.
(d) People.

7. How much time per day does the old man devote to working on his message in The Chairs?
(a) Five hours.
(b) Ten hours.
(c) Six hours.
(d) Two hours.

8. What does Jack say upon seeing Roberta II? He wants one who is much more what?
(a) Prettier.
(b) Fatter.
(c) Funnier.
(d) Homelier.

9. What does Jack's father do to him early in Jack, or The Submission?
(a) Disowns him.
(b) Murders him.
(c) Abandons him.
(d) Beats him.

10. The old man in The Chairs speaks to the crowd, saying, "let us be united in time and in _____, even if we are not together in space, as we were in adversity."
(a) Salvation.
(b) Will.
(c) Belief.
(d) Eternity.

11. Mother Jack tells Jack, "I've been a true sweetheart, a husband, a sailor, a buddy, a _____."
(a) Mother.
(b) Pal.
(c) Goose.
(d) Friend.

12. What did Mother Jack teach Jack to do when he wanted to be stung as a child?
(a) Rub his knees with nettles.
(b) Drink milk.
(c) Rub his knees with honey.
(d) Catch bees.

13. What color stockings is the old lady wearing in The Chairs?
(a) Black.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

14. Jack exclaims upon seeing Roberta's face that it's not enough--he wants one with what?
(a) Three mouths.
(b) Three eyes.
(c) Three heads.
(d) Three noses.

15. What city does the old man in The Chairs say collapsed?
(a) Paris.
(b) London.
(c) Rome.
(d) Greece.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the final sounds from in The Chairs?

2. Where does the old man say his mother died in The Chairs?

3. In The Chairs. who is the second guest who arrives?

4. What does the old woman say you use a leaf of beef, an hour of flour, a little gastric sugar?

5. How many addresses did Grandfather Jack have?

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