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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is not an example of a catastrophe that Roma lists as he discusses humanity's fear of loss?
(a) A bank closing
(b) A nuclear war
(c) A plane crash
(d) A house fire

2. Who has the last line of Act 1?
(a) Moss
(b) Roma
(c) Levene
(d) Lingk

3. How long has Williamson know the Nyborgs are a bad lead?
(a) 4 months
(b) Since Leven closed the sale
(c) 2 weeks
(d) He did not know

4. To what substance does Roma compare his testicles when discuss his best sexual experience?
(a) Concrete
(b) Gold
(c) Brass
(d) Cotton

5. According to Roma what is his greatest reserve against the uncertainties of life?
(a) Financial security
(b) Living without fear
(c) Trust in himself
(d) Knowing what he believes

6. Where does Act 2 take place?
(a) The real estate office
(b) A living room
(c) The Chinese restaurant
(d) A police interrogation room

7. According to Roma, what are the chances that any of the catastrophes he names will befall a person?
(a) One in ten
(b) One in a million
(c) One in a thousand
(d) One in a billion

8. What is Baylen's profession?
(a) A lawyer
(b) A police detective
(c) A salesman
(d) A bartender

9. How much money did Levene get from Moss for stealing the leads?
(a) 2,500 dollars
(b) 1,500 dollars
(c) 3,000 dollars
(d) 1,000 dollars

10. In Roma's extended monologue in Scene 3, what befuddles people?
(a) Small-time dreams
(b) Suburban ennui
(c) Middle-class morality
(d) Family

11. How many units does Levene succeed in selling to his B-list lead?
(a) 12
(b) 8
(c) 16
(d) 4

12. Who reenters the office in the last moment of the play?
(a) Moss
(b) Lingk
(c) Aaronow
(d) Levene

13. According to Roma in Scene 3, everyone is what?
(a) Insane
(b) A sinner
(c) Queer
(d) A king

14. What does Williamson repeatedly assure Roma that the thieves did not steal?
(a) His leads
(b) His contracts
(c) The commission checks
(d) The contact sheets

15. What smell's vaguely of shit, according to Roma?
(a) Downtown Chicago
(b) The office
(c) Train compartments
(d) America

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not an identity that Roma assures Lingk is not important?

2. What is the name of the lead that Levene closes?

3. What does Aaronow ask for when he steps out of his interrogation?

4. Which character does not appear onstage in Act 1?

5. What does Levene say is Williamson's job?

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