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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When would people buy season tickets for the artist's performance?
(a) The first days of the fast.
(b) The last few days of the fast.
(c) The entire fast.
(d) The last month of the fast.

2. What does the artist drink every now and again?
(a) Wine.
(b) Water.
(c) Milk.
(d) Mead.

3. 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.

4. Where does the hunger artist perform?
(a) A stage.
(b) A glass cage.
(c) A wagon.
(d) A barred cage.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the artist hold outside the bars from time to time?

2. What is the point of view of "A Hunger Artist"?

3. What would the lax watchers do in a huddled corner?

4. At the best, the audience sets the artist down as what?

5. Who is bound to be the sole, completely satisfied spectator of the artist's fast?

(see the answer key)

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