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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What choice does Levine have second thoughts about?
(a) Marrying the girl he married.
(b) Moving away from his hometown.
(c) Remaining a Jew.
(d) Going to college and med school.

2. Which of the following is NOT an important motif in this play?
(a) The relationship between the physician and society.
(b) Man vs. nature.
(c) Healthcare funding.
(d) Abortion.

3. Who is the shabbily dressed young man?
(a) Dr. Levinson.
(b) Dr. Leopold.
(c) Dr. Leonard.
(d) Dr. Levine.

4. What does Laura want Ferguson to do when he returns from Vienna?
(a) Change careers.
(b) Take the administrator job.
(c) Marry her.
(d) Call her.

5. With what disease is Levine's wife diagnosed?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Diabetes.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Tuberculosis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Ferguson and Barbara do after discussing their lives in the medical field?

2. What does Ferguson wonder about Barbara at this point?

3. What does Ferguson order the other nurse to bring instead of glucose?

4. What does Laura say about the surgical gown she wears?

5. What does Laura have a hard time believing when Ferguson says it?

(see the answer key)

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