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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) Skin deep.
(c) A generality.
(d) A lack of brutality.

2. What does Mother Jack do to Roberta when she enters?
(a) Chokes her.
(b) Shakes her hand.
(c) Shakes her.
(d) Sniffs her.

3. Jack's sister tells their father that Jack's behavior is the ______ of puberty.
(a) Obsequience.
(b) Objectification.
(c) Obnubilation.
(d) Obstinance.

4. In The Chairs, what does the old woman offer the first arrival offstage?
(a) Milk.
(b) Tea.
(c) Cookies.
(d) Breakfast.

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

6. Who is Jack's fiancee?
(a) Lizzie.
(b) Gladys.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Roberta.

7. What does the orator look like when he enters in The chairs?
(a) A 19th century painter or poet.
(b) A Bohemian gypsy.
(c) An ancient Greek philosopher.
(d) A magician.

8. How many addresses did Grandfather Jack have?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

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

10. In The Chairs, what does the first guest look like?
(a) Old.
(b) Invisible.
(c) Businesslike.
(d) Young.

11. What repeatedly sounds during the play The Chairs?
(a) The dog barking.
(b) The clock.
(c) The smoke alarm.
(d) The doorbell.

12. In Jack, or The Submission, who continuously asks, "do you want my advice?"
(a) Grandmother Jack.
(b) Grandmother Robert.
(c) Father Robert.
(d) Mother Jack.

13. Where does the old man say his mother died in The Chairs?
(a) A ditch.
(b) A hospital.
(c) A horserace.
(d) A castle.

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

15. What does Father Jack say Roberta's tongue is the color of?
(a) Tomato sauce.
(b) Strawberries.
(c) Cherries.
(d) Beets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Mother Jack say always makes her weep?

2. How old does Roberta II say she was almost when she was born?

3. What is the third guest's husband's occupation in The Chairs?

4. Who smacks Grandfather Jack in Jack, or The Submission?

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

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