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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When the writer uses words that begin with the same sound to get the attention of the reader, it is called what?
(a) Analogy.
(b) Consonance.
(c) Dissonance.
(d) Alliteration.

3. J.B.'s song at the end of Scene 1represents what?
(a) The theme of the play.
(b) The mood of the play.
(c) The tone of the play.
(d) The motive of the play.

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

5. What does Sarah want the children, at dinner, to do more thoroughly?
(a) Praise God.
(b) Thank God.
(c) Love God.
(d) Fear God.

Short Answer Questions

1. Existentialism is a philosophical movement of what century?

2. When Zuss and Nickles put their masks on at the end of Scene 2, what do they recite?

3. When Mr. Zuss says that the world is a great place, what does Mr. Nickles say it is?

4. When Mr. Zuss climbs the ladder, what kind of mask does he find?

5. When Mr. Nickles and Mr. Zuss step onto the stage, who is Mr. Zuss going to play?

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