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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Existentialism says that life is mainly full of what?
(a) Trials.
(b) Heartache.
(c) Pain.
(d) Suffering.

2. Zuss wonders if J.B. knows that he is a(n) ______ in the story.
(a) Minor character.
(b) Player.
(c) Main character.
(d) Actor.

3. J.B. says that Sarah "thinks you can choose among your _____: well you don't, you love the lot of them."
(a) Children.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Gifts.
(d) Fruits.

4. In the Prologue, man is compared to a wingless, sightless insect that does what?
(a) Bangs itself against a window pane.
(b) Slams itself into a windshield.
(c) Gets squashed by the boot of someone larger.
(d) Lands and gets run over by a car.

5. When J.B. and Sarah are arguing over whether God's blessings are earned or simply given, what happens to interrupt them?
(a) One child asks Sarah to put him to bed.
(b) One child asks for the wishbone.
(c) One child becomes sick.
(d) One child asks for a story.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Zuss and Nickles put on their masks in Scene 7, what is the name of the character who urges God to destroy J.B.'s body?

2. J.B. refers to the regularity of morning and spring to show that God can be what?

3. After Zuss and Nickles put on their masks in Scene 7, what is the name of the character who speaks of Job's integrity?

4. After arguing about the value of suffering, what does Nickles challenge Zuss to do?

5. How many children do J.B. and Sarah have?

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