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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Distant Voice asks J.B. why he thinks he is worthy to confront and _______ the creator of the universe.
(a) Berate.
(b) Plead with.
(c) Question.
(d) Speak to.

2. The women describe Zophar, Eliphaz, and Bildad as people who feed on what?
(a) The misery of others.
(b) The luck of others.
(c) The sorrows of others.
(d) The misfortunes of others.

3. Why does J.B. apologize to Zophar, Eliphaz, and Bildad?
(a) For his faith.
(b) For not having anything to offer them.
(c) For how he looks.
(d) For not having a place for them to sit.

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

5. Zophar says that without guilt there can be no what?
(a) Love.
(b) Hope.
(c) Joy.
(d) Repentance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nickles equates God's will not with _______, but with being ruled and submission.

2. The argument of the play is that the only way to live and transcend suffering is through what?

3. In the story of Job, Satan bets God that if God were to curse Job, Job would do what?

4. What does existentialism say about God?

5. When the writer uses words that begin with the same sound to get the attention of the reader, it is called what?

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