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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Zuss says that ______ will enable J.B. to see God more clearly.
(a) Pleasure.
(b) Suffering.
(c) Pain.
(d) Praise.

2. How many maids wait near the table that J.B. and his family are sitting at?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) Two.

3. At the beginning of Scene 2, what do Zuss and Nickles remove?
(a) Their belts.
(b) Their uniforms.
(c) Their costumes.
(d) Their masks.

4. Why does Nickles think that J.B. will not take his life back?
(a) Because he doesn't think he deserves it.
(b) Because he doesn't want to suffer again.
(c) Because that's not the way it works for him.
(d) Because he doesn't want his life back.

5. Zophar, Eliphaz, and Bildad offer what type of answer to J.B.'s question about what he has done?
(a) Blurred.
(b) Enigmatic.
(c) Distorted.
(d) Clear.

Short Answer Questions

1. Right before the Distant Voice quotes God's lines from the Bible, what problem is Nickles having with his mask?

2. Zuss wonders if J.B. knows that he is a(n) ______ in the story.

3. After arguing about the value of suffering, what does Nickles challenge Zuss to do?

4. Who tells J.B. that God will give him everything back?

5. The final argument between Zuss and Nickles in Scene 7 mirrors an argument they have at the end of what scene?

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