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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many doctors enter the cage to measure the results of the fast?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

2. "There were people who argued that this breakfast was an unfair attempt" to do what?
(a) Humiliate the watchers.
(b) Prove his humility.
(c) Bribe the watchers.
(d) Poison the watchers.

3. How is the artist's performance affected by his advancing age?
(a) It is more desperate.
(b) It is not impaired.
(c) It is more difficult.
(d) It is easier.

4. What does the hunger artist wear?
(a) A turtleneck.
(b) Black tights.
(c) A loin cloth.
(d) A cloth rag.

5. To what is a toast drunk after the artist is released?
(a) The public.
(b) The artist.
(c) The impresario.
(d) The women.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who could watch the hunger artist continuously, day and night?

2. "A large _____ with its enormous traffic in replacing and recruiting men, animals and apparatus can always find use for people at any time."

3. Under what circumstances does the circus make use of the hunger artist?

4. What does a passing father occasionally stop and point out to his children?

5. The interest of the public is stimulated by a steadily increasing pressure of what?

(see the answer key)

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