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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Existentialism says that the sum total of existence is what human beings _______.
(a) Experience.
(b) Complete.
(c) Feel.
(d) Live.

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

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

4. To Zuss and Nickles, J.B. is playing a role in deciding the argument between what two entities?
(a) God and Satan.
(b) Fear and faith.
(c) Praise and thanks.
(d) Good and evil.

5. 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) Zuss.
(b) Nickles.
(c) Sarah.
(d) J.B..

Short Answer Questions

1. When the lights fade at the end of Scene 1, what shadows are left on the ceiling of the tent?

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

3. When Zuss and Nickles are arguing about the role of suffering in J.B.'s life, they are ______ to the story of Job in the Bible.

4. There are two traditional aspects of man's relationship with God as portrayed in the story. The first is ______ in God's love.

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

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