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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sarah lives her life indulging in blaming rage and what?

2. Before Zuss can shout out his faith in J.B.'s faith, Nickles asks him what question?

3. Whose story do Mr. Nickles and Mr. Zuss portray on the stage?

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

5. Mr. Nickles and Mr. Zuss, in the Prologue, describe the stage as what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do J.B. and Sarah feel, even when they sleep?

2. Why does Nickles think that God is laughing at Job?

3. Describe the Satan-mask and the God-mask.

4. Who is Mr. Nickles?

5. What is the conflict that J.B. and Sarah represent?

6. What do Zuss and Nickles become instruments of at the end of Scene 7?

7. When Zuss says that it is indecent to laugh at God, what does Nickles say?

8. Who is Mr. Zuss?

9. What does the debate over whether J.B. knows he is an actor suggest?

10. How does Nickles refer to God?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the book, compare and contrast J.B. and Sarah's beliefs about God.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss whether the existence of God is beyond debate for the characters. Compare and contrast at least three different character's views on the issue, and use examples from the play to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the play to support your answer, respond to the following question: What is ironic about Satan's argument that God needs to see people as people and not toys? How does this argument relate to the central theme of the play?

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