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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Three.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was unusual about Cincinnatus' sentence?
(a) The sentence was pronounced backwards.
(b) The sentence was pronounced three times in repetion.
(c) The sentences was pronounced in a foreign language.
(d) The sentence was pronounced in a coded phrase.

2. Who finds what the lawyer was looking for at the beginning of his meeting with Cincinnatus?
(a) Cincinnatus.
(b) The lawyer.
(c) The prison guard.
(d) The prison director.

3. What does Cincinnatus do when he undresses at the end of his second day in prison?
(a) He throws his clothes out the window.
(b) He continues undressing and takes apart his entire body.
(c) He puts his clothes in the bed to form a second version of him.
(d) He redresses and undresses in several different outfits, changing personality.

4. How does the judge deliver Cincinnatus' sentence?
(a) He writes it on a piece of paper and gives it to Cincinnatus' attorney.
(b) He puts up a sign over the window.
(c) He shouts it out to the courtroom.
(d) He whispers it in Cincinnatus' ear.

5. What does the lawyer offer to Cincinnatus?
(a) Copies of the trial transcript.
(b) Free services to make his will and a trust for his wife.
(c) An autographed photo of himself.
(d) A private meeting with the judge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cincinnatus think is happening when he wakes up the third day?

2. What does the director request Cincinnatus to do?

3. Who does Cincinnatus ask to turn off the lights before he goes to bed?

4. When does Cincinnatus think the execution will be at the end of his second day in prison?

5. What does Cincinnatus see in the morning papers?

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