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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. The Student quips that he had entered the world during what type of "proceedings" (4)?
(a) Tax audit.
(b) Bankruptcy.
(c) Homicide investigation.
(d) Divorce.

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

3. In the central foreground of Act I is a green object of what type?
(a) A fire hydrant.
(b) A stool.
(c) A chair.
(d) A bench.

4. What aspect of the Student's persona causes the Old Man to ask if the young man knows a Mr. Arkenholtz?
(a) His speech.
(b) His sense of humor.
(c) His vulnerability.
(d) His expression.

5. 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 lives near the poverty line.
(d) He says that he is enormously wealthy.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the Student appears for the first time, he walks directly up to what object?

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

4. What color is the Milkmaid's cap?

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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