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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In The Chairs. who is the second guest who arrives?
(a) A Knight.
(b) A King.
(c) A Colonel.
(d) The President.

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

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

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

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

6. What is Roberta wearing when she enters in Jack, or The Submission?
(a) A parlor hat.
(b) An evening gown.
(c) A cocktail dress.
(d) A wedding gown.

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

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 do the old woman and old man claim his job to be in The Chairs?
(a) Engineering manager.
(b) Socialist endeavorist.
(c) General contractor.
(d) General factotum.

10. 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.

11. Who smacks Grandfather Jack in Jack, or The Submission?
(a) Jack.
(b) Mother Jack.
(c) Father Jack.
(d) Grandmother Jack.

12. Jack's sister claims she's not, he's not, she's not, nor Jack is not a what?
(a) Actor.
(b) Exultant.
(c) Abracante.
(d) Laboriant.

13. What word does Jacqueline call Jack which truly upsets him in Jack, or The Submission?
(a) Chronometrable.
(b) Obtuse.
(c) Boystrable.
(d) Instable.

14. 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) Skin deep.
(d) A lack of brutality.

15. All of the characters, except who, could wear masks in Jack, or The Submission?
(a) Roberta I.
(b) Jacqueline.
(c) Jack.
(d) Mother Jack.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who has the old man hired in The Chairs?

3. In The Chairs, the old man says, "I wanted to cross the ____, and there were no more _____."

4. In The Chairs, how old is the old woman?

5. Who is one of the last guests to arrive in The Chairs, causing a blast of bright light?

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