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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act I: Pages 9-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The student is urged to take the hand of the Old Man in order to detect what quality?
(a) Rigidity.
(b) Warmth.
(c) Clamminess.
(d) Cold.

3. Which characters are able to see the Milkmaid when she appears at the end of Act I?
(a) The lady in black and the student.
(b) The student and the old man.
(c) The caretaker's wife and the colonel.
(d) The girl and the student.

4. The Dead Man had held what position in life, according to the Old Man?
(a) Magistrate.
(b) Consul.
(c) Prosecutor.
(d) Mayor.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Student quips that he had entered the world during what type of "proceedings" (4)?

2. What action does the Student take just after the Girl enters the house?

3. The Old Man asks which character to wheel him around the corner so he can eavesdrop from the back door of the house?

4. What physical aid does the Old Man use to help him get around?

5. The Old Man tells the Student that the "most conspicuous thing" (9) about the Dead Man had been what element?

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