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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Roberta II see in the water when she was going to take a bath?
(a) An orangutang.
(b) A rat.
(c) A guinea pig.
(d) A giraffe.

3. In The Chairs, the old man says, "I wanted to cross the ____, and there were no more _____."
(a) Pyrenees.
(b) Alps.
(c) Oceans.
(d) Plains.

4. How many does the old man tell the colonel he killed at war in The Chairs?
(a) 300.
(b) 209.
(c) 100.
(d) 450.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Grandmother Jack tell Grandfather Jack to keep an eye on as they spy him leaving his room?

2. What gift does the third guest (and her husband) bring to the old woman in The Chairs?

3. Who says, in the beginning of Jack, or The Submission, "never would I have believed you capable of this. You were my greatest hope"?

4. How many years have the old man and old woman been married in The Chairs?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the meaning of the end of Jack, or The Submission?

2. What actually happens at the end of Jack, or The Submission?

3. How does Roberta II seduce Jack?

4. What are Jack's first words? What leads up to this?

5. What is the reaction of the couple when the orator arrives in The Chairs? Describe him.

6. What does the orator say when he arrives?

7. Describe the absurdism of Grandmother and Grandfather Jack.

8. What does Jack's sister tell him which leads to his eruption?

9. Discuss the use of language in Jack, or The Submission in relation to the other plays.

10. What leads to Roberta's entrance? Describe it.

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