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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scenes 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Zuss and Nickles holding while they watch Sarah and J.B. realize their son is dead?
(a) Their masks.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Scepters.
(d) Scrolls.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many maids wait near the table that J.B. and his family are sitting at?

2. The soldier mentions doing the best they could for David, but says that they didn't have the right length of _________.

3. Once Nickles and Zuss have their masks on, where do they quote lines from?

4. Sarah represents what side of belief in God?

5. Where does Sarah believe that blessings come from?

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