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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of cheese does Constance eat?
(a) Cheddar.
(b) Velveeta.
(c) Monterey Jack.
(d) Edam.

2. What does the Chorus imply about Constance's mind?
(a) That it is divided.
(b) That it is brilliant.
(c) That it has disappeared.
(d) That it is crazy.

3. How many vignettes comprise The Dumbshow?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

4. Why does Constance think Romeo and Othello are not tragic figures?
(a) Because they are wealthy.
(b) Because they are both from France.
(c) Because they are men.
(d) Because their plight could have been avoided.

5. About what does Constance wonder?
(a) Whether Desdemona's murder is inevitable.
(b) If she will finish her dissertation in time.
(c) Whether Gustav was right in his manuscript.
(d) Whether she would have killed herself like Juliet.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who enters Contance's office?

2. Where is the person lying dead in the second vignette?

3. As Constance writes, what does she do simultaneously?

4. Who lies dead in the second vignette?

5. What does the Chorus call the Gustav Manuscript?

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