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

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

3. From what is the bad smell, according to the old woman in The Chairs?
(a) Mildewed towels.
(b) Stagnant water.
(c) A dead rat.
(d) A dead person.

4. Jack's sister refers to her father's "big hairy foot full of" what?
(a) Rage.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Spite.
(d) Horns.

5. What does Mother Jack do when the argument escalates in Jack, or The Submission?
(a) Screeches.
(b) Leaves.
(c) Flies.
(d) Faints.

6. What is the third guest's husband's occupation in The Chairs?
(a) Colonel.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Painter.
(d) Photo-engraver.

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

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

9. What do the old man and old woman run out of in The Chairs?
(a) Programs.
(b) Tea.
(c) Chairs.
(d) Candy.

10. What two roles must be played by the same actress in Jack, or The Submission?
(a) Father Robert and Mother Robert.
(b) Roberta I and Roberta II.
(c) Jack and Jacqueline.
(d) Mother Jack and Father Jack.

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

12. Who taught Jack to roll his r's?
(a) Mother Jack.
(b) Father Robert.
(c) Roberta I.
(d) Father Jack.

13. Who calls Jack a "Kangareen" in Jack, or The Submission?
(a) Grandfather Jack.
(b) Jacqueline.
(c) Father Jack.
(d) Mother Jack.

14. What does Mother Jack call Father Jack in Jack, or The Submission?
(a) Jackie.
(b) Husband.
(c) Lover.
(d) Gaston.

15. What does Jack's mother call him in the beginning of Jack, or The Submission?
(a) A monster.
(b) A galoot.
(c) A mononster.
(d) A bear.

Short Answer Questions

1. In The Chairs, what can be heard approaching in the distance?

2. What is Roberta wearing when she enters in Jack, or The Submission?

3. How many addresses did Grandfather Jack have?

4. What do the old woman and old man claim his job to be in The Chairs?

5. In The Chairs, what does the old man call the old woman?

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