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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the artist found in his cage at the circus?
(a) The attendants poke the straw with a stick.
(b) He calls for help.
(c) The attendants call his name.
(d) The impresario finds him.

2. The passerby's joking is, in its way, the "stupidest lie ever invented by _____ and inborn malice."
(a) Admiration.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Anger.
(d) Indifference.

3. To whom does the hunger artist hire himself out?
(a) A large circus.
(b) A museum.
(c) A local fair.
(d) An art gallery.

4. Who could produce first-hand evidence that the fast has really been rigorous and continuous?
(a) The artist.
(b) The watchers.
(c) The musicians.
(d) The impresario.

5. The artist is, in fact, the only _______ to the menagerie?
(a) Decoration.
(b) Catalyst.
(c) Impediment.
(d) Excitement.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what does the artist answer questions?

2. How does the impresario punish the artist's rages?

3. What does the impresario sell to the audience?

4. What does the passerby make merry and speak of?

5. Where, in regard to the ring, is the artist stationed?

(see the answer key)

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