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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While the people in the room were fussing over the dead man, Nicholas:
(a) leads them in prayer.
(b) stands there quietly.
(c) consoles them.
(d) walks out of the room.

2. Who had the players mentioned by name in their play?
(a) Flint, the Lord's steward.
(b) no one.
(c) Lord de Guise.
(d) Lord William.

3. How does Martin communicate with Jane?
(a) they can't communicate.
(b) mime and gesture.
(c) they speak together.
(d) through her father.

4. Lambert refers to the Monk as:
(a) the servant of the Antichrist.
(b) a good man.
(c) a dirty old man.
(d) a representative of the Sheriff.

5. As host, Lord de Guise:
(a) is the last to arrive.
(b) announces the rules of combat.
(c) is absent.
(d) is the first to arrive.

6. While they are waiting for Lord de Guise, they:
(a) stand quietly.
(b) taunt the steward.
(c) talk of what they will say.
(d) explore their surroundings.

7. Lord de Guise's daughter enters the room and:
(a) asks for the priest.
(b) says it is time for dinner.
(c) says her father has visitors.
(d) wants to see the play.

8. Springer, as Thomas Wells, raises the question of:
(a) where the body was.
(b) why the burial was so quick.
(c) a strange man.
(d) money.

9. Martin's conclusion about the girl is that she is:
(a) innocent.
(b) he has no opinion.
(c) guilty.
(d) confused.

10. What does Nicholas tell Lambert when he says he is a player?
(a) the players don't believe the Monk's story.
(b) the people of the town are interested.
(c) the truth can be made known in a play about the murder.
(d) the King's Justice wants more information.

11. Nicholas is wearing:
(a) his priestly habit.
(b) a cloak from the player's costumes.
(c) beggar's clothing.
(d) ordinary clothing.

12. Why was the Justice come to the town?
(a) he is investigating Lord de Guise.
(b) he is just passing throutgh.
(c) for the jousting tourney.
(d) to investigate the murder of Thomas Wells.

13. What alerted the players to the beginning of the jousting tourney?
(a) the guard told them.
(b) voices in the courtyard.
(c) a blast of trupmpets.
(d) they saw the horses.

14. What does Lord de Guise have with him?
(a) a note pad.
(b) his wife.
(c) a falcon.
(d) a book.

15. They discovered that Thomas Wells:
(a) had no marks on his body.
(b) had the plague.
(c) the body was missing.
(d) was buried alive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nicholas learn from Margaret?

2. When the play resumes, Martin raises the question of:

3. Martin raises the issue of:

4. Nicholas represents himself to John Lambert as:

5. The players implicate:

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