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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the era in which Strindberg wrote, what did most playwrights focus on?
(a) Dialogue.
(b) Scenery.
(c) Costume.
(d) Lighting.

2. Where does Miss Julie ask Jean to kiss her?
(a) On the cheek.
(b) On the shoe.
(c) On the head.
(d) On the glove.

3. Which of the following words describes how Christine and Jean are talking about Miss Julie?
(a) Unkindly.
(b) Admiringly.
(c) Respectfully.
(d) Complimentary.

4. Where does Jean learn to speak French?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) France.
(c) In school.
(d) In jail.

5. Why type of plays do the audiences in Strindberg's time want to see?
(a) Political plays.
(b) Happy plays.
(c) Sad plays.
(d) They didn't want to see any.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Christine do during the pantomime?

2. What is Jean's profession?

3. Which of the following does Jean say does not amuse him?

4. ________ Strindberg is the author of "Miss Julie"

5. What does Jean carry into the kitchen?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Christine respond to Julie's flirtatious behavior toward Jean, and what does it indicate about Christine's position?

2. What characterized playwrights of Strindberg's time?

3. When Jean tells Julie he loves her, is he still playing their game?

4. What does Jean admit he lied to Julie about regarding his story of the oat bin? What does the true story reveal about Julie?

5. What does Strindberg think are the reasons Miss Julie decided to kill herself?

6. Describe Christine's reaction to the music and why it is significant.

7. Why did Strindberg want the actors to improvise?

8. What do Julie and Christine talk about when they are alone?

9. How does Jean convince Julie to run away with him?

10. What does Christine tell Julie and Jean is her life belief?

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