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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator writes that "during these last _____ an interest in professional fasting has diminished."
(a) Months.
(b) Centuries.
(c) Decades.
(d) Years.

2. How does the artist feel about the bright light used by some watchers?
(a) It makes him miserable.
(b) It makes him angry.
(c) It makes him defenseless.
(d) It doesn't trouble him.

3. What do most of the watchers think the artist is looking for?
(a) Money.
(b) Martyrdom.
(c) Revenge.
(d) Publicity.

4. For whom is the hunger artist often just a joke that happens to be in fashion?
(a) The priests.
(b) The elders.
(c) The children.
(d) The women.

5. According to the narrator, how did it used to pay very well to stage such performances?
(a) Under one's own management.
(b) In the circus.
(c) In the town square.
(d) In the theater.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With what does the artist answer questions?

3. What lights the stage of the artist at night?

4. How long is the limit of the artist's fast set to be?

5. How has the artist never yet left his cage at the end of a fast?

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