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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a necessary accompaniment to the profession of fasting?
(a) Suspicion.
(b) Rudeness.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Anger.

2. 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 theater.
(c) In the circus.
(d) In the town square.

3. What is the hunger artist's happiest moment with the overnight watchers?
(a) When they offer him food.
(b) When they are brought breakfast.
(c) When they leave.
(d) When they applaud.

4. How many of the permanent watchers are there at a given time?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

5. Who is bound to be the sole, completely satisfied spectator of the artist's fast?
(a) The artist.
(b) The impresario.
(c) The child.
(d) The musician.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who lends the watchers the bright light to focus on the artist?

2. Which watchers are more to the taste of the hunger artist?

3. Those who are not content with the dim night lighting of the hall focused the artist in the full glare of what?

4. What does the hunger artist make no secret of, yet others don't believe him?

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

(see the answer key)

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