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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I: Pages 1-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color is the Milkmaid's cap?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.

2. The Student asks the Milkmaid to dip what object into the water before washing his eyes with it?
(a) A napkin.
(b) A handkerchief.
(c) A washcloth.
(d) His jacket.

3. The Student tells the Old Man that the Mr. Arkenholtz to whom he refers is which member of his family?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Father.
(c) Grandfather.
(d) Brother.

4. What does the Milkmaid do with her cap while she washes her hands and fixes her hair?
(a) She hangs it on the cow's horn.
(b) She hangs it on the fountain.
(c) She puts it in the pocket of her dress.
(d) She places it on the ground.

5. The Student tells the Old Man that he is studying what subject?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Politics.
(d) Languages.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Student respond when the Old Man asks if he is "a gambler" (7)?

2. Which character is revealed to be standing on the staircase when the curtain rises in Act I?

3. The Student remarks that what activity has "become one of the fine arts these days" (4)?

4. The Student asks the Milkmaid if he might borrow which object?

5. What aspect of the Student's persona causes the Old Man to ask if the young man knows a Mr. Arkenholtz?

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