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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 becomes sick.
(c) One child asks for the wishbone.
(d) One child asks for a story.

2. When Mr. Zuss says that the world is a great place, what does Mr. Nickles say it is?
(a) A waste land.
(b) A trash pile.
(c) A dung-heap.
(d) A garbage dump.

3. What does Mr. Zuss sell?
(a) Animals.
(b) Balloons.
(c) Candy.
(d) Popcorn.

4. The text of the play is written in what?
(a) Tetromic pentameter.
(b) Trochaic iameter.
(c) Choric verse.
(d) Blank verse.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Mr. Zuss says that evil is never ______.

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

3. Allegory is a form of extended ______.

4. In the Prologue, man is compared to a wingless, sightless insect that does what?

5. Sarah sings a song to the children that wonders what?

(see the answer key)

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