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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is the limit of the artist's fast set to be?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Four weeks.
(c) Forty days.
(d) Four months.

2. "What was a _______ of the premature ending of his fast was here presented as the cause of it!"
(a) Result.
(b) Gallantry.
(c) Consequence.
(d) Ignorance.

3. What does the artist hold outside the bars from time to time?
(a) His head.
(b) A stick.
(c) His arm.
(d) His legs.

4. What sight of the crowds remain the best to the artist at the circus?
(a) The sight of their tears.
(b) The sight of them peering close.
(c) The sight as they left.
(d) The first sight in the distance.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the cushioning on the hunger artist's stage?

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

3. What would the hunger artist do to prove he wasn't eating?

4. Who selects the permanent watchers?

5. "There were people who argued that this breakfast was an unfair attempt" to do what?

(see the answer key)

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