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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the players decide to leave town after their next performance?

2. While the people in the room were fussing over the dead man, Nicholas:

3. As host, Lord de Guise:

4. Nicholas decides to:

5. The players implicate:

Short Essay Questions

1. What do they learn about Lord de Guise?

2. Why does Nicholas misrepresent himself as a representative of the King's Justice?

3. When Martin begins the Prologue to the play, what does he explain to the audience?

4. What does Nicholas learn about the activities of John Lambert?

5. What does Lord de Guise want from the players?

6. How did the players think they would deal with Lord de Guise?

7. Nicholas thinks over the events of the last few days. What does he blame for their predicament?

8. How did Martin error and how did he correct his error?

9. What happens when Nicholas is sent to give Last Rites to the dying Knight?

10. How do the players perform the play?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the guilds? Why do they present a problem for the players? What ides does Martin have to help the players?

Essay Topic 2

In some ways the play on the murder explains the power of the arts and media. Explain why. Would the effect have been the same if the players just went around the area talking to people? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Why would the Monk want to implicate the Weaver? What kind of activities did John Lambert engage in that would make the Monk want to silence him?

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