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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Miss Julie's father try to kill himself?
(a) Shoot himself.
(b) Drown himself.
(c) Jump from a window.
(d) Slit his wrists.

2. What instrument is playing during the pantomime?
(a) Piano.
(b) Violin.
(c) Guitar.
(d) Harp.

3. Which of the following sentences does Jean have to say to persuade Miss Jean to sleep with him?
(a) I will do everything for you.
(b) Could you come with me?
(c) I've got a surprise.
(d) I love you.

4. What type of society does Miss Julie want to live in?
(a) Lower class.
(b) Middle class.
(c) Upper class.
(d) All classes.

5. Where is Christine during Scene 2?
(a) Shopping.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) In the kitchen.
(d) At home.

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

7. What did Miss Julie's father try to do when he heard his wife was responsible for burning down their house?
(a) Commit suicide.
(b) Divorce her.
(c) Move out.
(d) Kill her.

8. In Scene 1, what does Julie choose to believe about the world in which she lives?
(a) What her peers want her to see.
(b) What her father wants her to see.
(c) What she wants to see.
(d) What the servants want her to see.

9. What does Christine ask Jean not to pull?
(a) Her leg .
(b) Her hair.
(c) Her ear.
(d) Her finger.

10. What is Jean convinced of in terms of his class position?
(a) That he was born in the wrong class.
(b) That his class position gives him certain rights.
(c) That he was born in the right class.
(d) That his class position matters.

11. What do Strindberg's plays offer to playwrighting?
(a) He influences plays to be shorter.
(b) He introduces sci-fi.
(c) He influences plays to be more romantic.
(d) He pushes playwrighting into modernity.

12. The pantomime reveals that Christine is ____________.
(a) Unlikable.
(b) Immature.
(c) Disrespectful.
(d) Mature.

13. What does Julie tell Jean she is doing in her dream?
(a) She is climbing down a column and can't get back up.
(b) She has climbed to the top of a mountain and can't get back down.
(c) She is climbing down a mountain and can't get back up.
(d) She has climbed to the top of a pillar and can't get back down.

14. What is Strindberg's attitude in the preface?
(a) Emotional.
(b) Disorganized.
(c) Disinterested.
(d) Passive.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Christine goes to bed in Scene 2, how does Jean prove servitude to Julie?

2. What does Miss Julie say her father educated her to be?

3. What is the statue described in the stage direction of Scene 1?

4. Where does Jean say she wants to go in her dream?

5. How does Miss Julie feel after her engagement has been broken off?

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