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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Scene 9, what does J.B. accept?
(a) Fate.
(b) That he is a sinner.
(c) God's judgment.
(d) Destiny.

2. Right before the Distant Voice quotes God's lines from the Bible, what problem is Nickles having with his mask?
(a) He cannot keep ahold of it.
(b) He cannot see through it.
(c) He cannot put it on.
(d) He cannot find it.

3. How does Nickles characterize Sarah and J.B.s experiences in the play, thus far?
(a) Disgusting and trite.
(b) Regressive and hateful.
(c) Indecent and immoral.
(d) Ridiculous and spiteful.

4. Who says, "His will, our peace?"
(a) J.B.
(b) Zuss.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Nickles.

5. Nickles says that the real reason for suffering is to learn that everything ends in what?
(a) Death and emptiness.
(b) Death and dirt.
(c) Death and pity.
(d) Death and sorrow.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word characterizes Zuss' and Nickles' thoughts about J.B.'s acting abilities?

2. Zophar says that without guilt there can be no what?

3. Zophar, Eliphaz, and Bildad offer what type of answer to J.B.'s question about what he has done?

4. One of the women watching J.B. says that she has had a dream about the queen of what country?

5. To Zuss and Nickles, J.B. is playing a role in deciding the argument between what two entities?

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