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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. Nickles and Mr. Zuss step onto the stage, who is Mr. Zuss going to play?
(a) God.
(b) St. Peter.
(c) Satan.
(d) Angels.

2. When Nickles and Zuss are saying their lines, who says God's first line?
(a) Nickles.
(b) An audience member.
(c) A Distant Voice.
(d) Another actor.

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

4. The lesson of the allegory that this play represents is that we can face whatever happens with acceptance and grace. Which character represents this viewpoint?
(a) Nickles.
(b) J.B..
(c) Zuss.
(d) Sarah.

5. When the lights fade at the end of Scene 1, what shadows are left on the ceiling of the tent?
(a) The shadows of the God-mask and Satan-mask.
(b) The shadows of Mr. Zuss and Mr. Nickles.
(c) The shadows of death and destruction.
(d) The shadows of God and Satan.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Mr. Nickles describe Job's situation?

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

4. What is the modern day religion closest to existentialism?

5. To Zuss and Nickles, J.B. is playing a role in deciding the argument between what two entities?

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