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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Mr. Zuss climbs the ladder, what kind of mask does he find?
(a) Restful and glorious.
(b) Beautiful and peaceful.
(c) Beautiful and powerful.
(d) Restful and angelic.

2. This play, and the story of Job, are allegories for what?
(a) The human experience of existentialism.
(b) The human experience in relation with God.
(c) The human experience of suffering.
(d) The human experience and philosophy.

3. What color are the uniforms of the concession vendors?
(a) Orange.
(b) Grey.
(c) Black.
(d) White.

4. Nickles says that J.B. would play his role differently if he were what?
(a) Homeless.
(b) Single.
(c) Poor.
(d) Childless.

5. When Zuss and Nickles put their masks on at the end of Scene 2, what do they recite?
(a) Biblical commentary.
(b) Biblical verse.
(c) Biblical poetry.
(d) Biblical titles.

Short Answer Questions

1. J.B.'s song at the end of Scene 1represents what?

2. What does Mr. Nickles sell?

3. Mr. Nickles and Mr. Zuss, in the Prologue, say that the audience is what?

4. The scene between the family shows the _____ between J.B. and Sarah about their beliefs.

5. J.B. says that when he was a kid, the light of ______ was the light of God.

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