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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. What profession does Julie think Jean should have pursued?
(a) Clothing design.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Acting.
(d) Writing.

2. Where is Christine during the pantomime?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) At the Midsummer Eve celebration.
(c) In her bedroom.
(d) Visiting family in the city.

3. In terms of his relationships with women, what kind of man is Jean?
(a) A romantic.
(b) Romantically disinterested.
(c) A classic gentleman.
(d) A player.

4. What did Strindberg want to expand in theater performance?
(a) Length and structure.
(b) Costume and design.
(c) Acting and accompaniment.
(d) Topics and themes.

5. What does Miss Julie say her father educated her to be?
(a) A maid.
(b) A girl.
(c) A boy.
(d) A soldier.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Christine, why does she go along with Julie's behavior toward Jean in Scene 1?

2. How does Jean manipulate Julie and Christine in the play?

3. What stands on the left of the window?

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

5. Julie calls Jean a ______.

Short Essay Questions

1. What might Christine be thinking about Jean in Pantomime?

2. How does Strindberg convey Miss Julie's mental state in the preface?

3. What does Jean ask Julie to do at the beginning of the fourth scene?

4. Why does it give Jean satisfaction to realize, "It is the glitter of brass, not gold, that dazzles us from below"?

5. Why does Julie claim that a servant is just a servant when regarding Christine? What does this reveal about Julie?

6. What is Strindberg's purpose in having a Chorus?

7. Why do Julie and Jean go to Jean's room?

8. What does Jean say to Julie when Julie tries to wake Christine, and why is this significant?

9. Why is Julie upset with Jean in the fourth scene?

10. How does the Count change the situation in the final scene?

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