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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the white people in the audience respond?
(a) They remain silent.
(b) They scream.
(c) They cheer.
(d) They boo.

2. What does Jack say he has not figured out?
(a) His opponent's strengths and weaknesses.
(b) How to be a optimistic loser.
(c) When the match will be.
(d) How to win in a way that will not get everybody angry at him.

3. What do the marchers and black people begin to do?
(a) The marchers begin to laugh and the black people begin to become angry.
(b) The marchers become silent and the black people become nervous.
(c) The marchers begin to preach and the black people begin to become angry.
(d) The marchers begin to become angry and the black people begin to laugh and taunt them.

4. How does Jack respond when Smitty asks whether Jack really thinks he can win?
(a) He does not want to win.
(b) He is not sure if he will win.
(c) He is convinced he will win.
(d) He is sure he will not win.

5. How does the young man respond when Jack turns to him and asks what winning is going to do for him directly?
(a) It will give him self-respect.
(b) It will make white people respect him.
(c) He cannot answer.
(d) It will give him something to be happy about.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says that the black man did not fight "like a man" in a match in Australia?

2. From whom does Brady face intense pressure?

3. Why does Tick tell Ellie to stick around?

4. How does Smitty respond when Goldie tells him to fetch some police?

5. How does the crowd react to Jack's arrival?

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