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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 is Christine doing when Jean reenters the kitchen?
(a) Falling asleep.
(b) Reading a book.
(c) Looking through the window.
(d) Cooking.

2. According to Christine and Jean, why did Julie and her fiancé break up?
(a) Because her fiancé wanted to control her.
(b) Because Julie wanted to control him.
(c) Because her fiancé is in love with Christine.
(d) Because Julie is in love with Jean.

3. What does Jean come back into the kitchen wearing?
(a) A black jacket and a pair of black pants.
(b) A black skirt and black hat.
(c) A pair of black pants and a black shirt.
(d) A black hat and a black shirt.

4. In what way is Julie lower class, according to Jean and Christine?
(a) In her speech.
(b) In her preferences.
(c) In her hygiene.
(d) In her carriage.

5. What stands on the left of the kitchen?
(a) A table.
(b) A cupboard.
(c) Pedestals.
(d) A stool.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Strindberg not use intermissions?

2. During the era in which Strindberg wrote, what did most playwrights focus on?

3. What does Jean say she is standing on top of in her dream?

4. What does Strindberg allow the actors to do?

5. What food does Christine fix for Jean?

(see the answer key)

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