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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the play begin?
(a) With an argument over whether Brady, the current white heavyweight boxing champion, should fight an up-and-coming black boxer.
(b) With an argument over where Brady will go to train.
(c) With a a meeting to discuss who Brady should fight next.
(d) With an argument over whether Brady should be the new Great White Hope.

2. About what does Smitty warn Goldie?
(a) Approaching fans.
(b) Approaching protesters.
(c) Bills that are due.
(d) Approaching police officers.

3. Who says that the black man did not fight "like a man" in a match in Australia?
(a) Cap'n Dan.
(b) Brady.
(c) Fred.
(d) Smitty.

4. How does a man in the crowd joke about Brady?
(a) He should wear a diaper.
(b) He will be eating out of a tube.
(c) His head being mounted on the wall inside.
(d) He is crying all the way home.

5. Does Brady accept the idea?
(a) No.
(b) Yes.
(c) Not at first.
(d) Yes, at first.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Cap'n Dan and Fred respond to Brady's confession?

2. How does the crowd react as Brady arrives?

3. Knowing Jack is involved with a white girl is going to do what?

4. What do the marchers and black people begin to do?

5. What do the men say a good White Hope could do?

(see the answer key)

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