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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the best, the audience sets the artist down as what?
(a) Modest.
(b) Anorexic.
(c) A thief.
(d) A fraud.

2. What would the children do "for greater security" while watching the artist?
(a) Hide behind their mothers.
(b) Hide their eyes.
(c) Hold each others' hands.
(d) Run away.

3. With what does the artist answer questions?
(a) A laugh.
(b) A great smile.
(c) A constrained smile.
(d) A joyful reverence.

4. What is the cushioning on the hunger artist's stage?
(a) Feathers.
(b) Straw.
(c) Pillows.
(d) Mats.

5. The interest of the public is stimulated by a steadily increasing pressure of what?
(a) Curiosity.
(b) Revenge.
(c) Advertisement.
(d) Guilt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the hunger artist always feel he is being cheated from doing?

2. The permanent watchers are a formality to reassure whom?

3. Why is the limit set on the artist's fasts?

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

5. When would people buy season tickets for the artist's performance?

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