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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. As the curtain rises on Act I, what sound can be heard?
(a) Children laughing.
(b) Birds singing.
(c) Women wailing.
(d) Church bells ringing.

2. What is the Student's response when the Old Man asks him if he is wealthy?
(a) He says he is the exact opposite.
(b) He says that he is moderately wealthy.
(c) He says that he is enormously wealthy.
(d) He says that he lives near the poverty line.

3. The Milkmaid carries the milk in baskets made of what material?
(a) Canvas.
(b) Wood.
(c) Wire.
(d) Gold.

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. What item does the Milkmaid use to look at her reflection as she is fixing her hair?
(a) The water in the fountain.
(b) A window.
(c) A mirror.
(d) A metal bench.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once the Student reveals that he has heard the Old Man's name before, the Old Man says he supposes that his name had been mentioned "with a certain" (5) what?

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

3. The Student tells the Old Man that the Mr. Arkenholtz to whom he refers is which member of his family?

4. At what time of day does the play open?

5. The Old Man says that though the ruin of the Student's father had likely been attributed to him, the reality is that the Student's father had stolen how many "thousand crowns" (5) from the Old Man?

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