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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Dramatis Personae Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Christine want Jean to drink with his food?
(a) White wine.
(b) Beer.
(c) Water.
(d) Red wine.

2. What does the holiday inspire in people?
(a) Deception.
(b) Liveliness.
(c) Somber observance.
(d) Drunkenness.

3. In scene 1, the Count leaves to do what?
(a) Travel abroad.
(b) Visit family.
(c) Go sightseeing.
(d) Attend business.

4. In which of the following periods does Strindberg set the play?
(a) The beginning of the 20th century.
(b) The end of the 19th century.
(c) The beginning of the 19th century.
(d) The end of the 18th century.

5. How is Julie NOT a typical daughter of a count?
(a) Julie is educated, which many girls weren't.
(b) Julie rejects her class position altogether.
(c) Julie lives alone instead of with her family.
(d) Julie struggles to fit in with every class of society.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following two people do the other two characters refer to during the play?

2. What does Jean come back into the kitchen wearing?

3. Strindberg's style is an attempt to _____ classic playwrighting.

4. Why does Strindberg not use intermissions?

5. What is Jean's occupation?

(see the answer key)

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