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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What surrounds the artist's cage at the circus?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Dolls.
(c) Bright placards.
(d) Trees.

3. Where are the passersby going when passing the artist's cage at the circus?
(a) The panther cage.
(b) The menagerie.
(c) The main ring.
(d) The circus tent.

4. Why is the limit set on the artist's fasts?
(a) The audience loses interest after that time.
(b) The artist would die.
(c) The artist refuses to keep going.
(d) The artist would collapse.

5. What is the hunger artist stationed next to at the circus?
(a) The tightropes.
(b) The trampoline.
(c) The freak show.
(d) The animal cages.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the impresario feel about his method of punishments?

2. Who pays for the breakfast brought to the watchers?

3. How long does the artist carry on in this way, with small intervals of recuperation?

4. "What was a _______ of the premature ending of his fast was here presented as the cause of it!"

5. What always unnerves the artist and proves too much for him?

(see the answer key)

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