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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the impresario claim to praise of the artist to the public?
(a) His ignorance.
(b) His dedication.
(c) His godliness.
(d) His ambition.

3. "What were they (the children) to care about ______?"
(a) Fasting.
(b) Clowns.
(c) Eating.
(d) Animals.

4. What does the artist hold outside the bars from time to time?
(a) His legs.
(b) A stick.
(c) His arm.
(d) His head.

5. For whom is seeing the hunger artist a special treat?
(a) Animals.
(b) The elderly.
(c) Women.
(d) Children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of those who pass his cage daily at the circus, how many might take an interest in the artist?

2. What food is brought to the creature in the cage who replaces the artist?

3. What does the artist drink every now and again?

4. What do the children show "by the brightness of their intent eyes"?

5. To what is a toast drunk after the artist is released?

(see the answer key)

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