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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the cherubs doing at the fish fry?
(a) playing small harps.
(b) catching fish.
(c) constantly misbehaving.
(d) reciting Bible verses.

2. What does preacher Deshee say about God?
(a) He sometimes makes mistakes.
(b) He wears high platform shoes.
(c) He eats ambrosia every day.
(d) He looks like a distinguished Negro preacher.

3. What is the conversation like between Cain and the girl?
(a) comical.
(b) argumentative.
(c) angry.
(d) flirtatious.

4. How does Adam look as the scene opens after his creation?
(a) puzzled.
(b) sleepy.
(c) angry.
(d) happy.

5. What has Cain done to his brother?
(a) tied him up.
(b) killed him with a rock.
(c) painted his face.
(d) beat him up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What form do the next scenes in the play take?

2. What theatrical device is used to bring Eve onto the stage?

3. What kind of music accompanies the dialog and action of the play?

4. How long does Cain feel he has been walking to get to the Land of Nod?

5. What is it that Adam asks God?

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