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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does Mother Courage try to sell the capon to the Cook for?
(a) Seventy hellers.
(b) Fifty hellers.
(c) Sixty hellers.
(d) Ten hellers.

2. What is so special about the capon Mother Courage tries to sell?
(a) It was intelligent.
(b) It had many children.
(c) It could live forever.
(d) It was magical.

3. What instrument does Kattrin use in Scene 11?
(a) A guitar.
(b) A flute.
(c) A tambourine.
(d) A drum.

4. What body part is one of the peasants missing after their farm is attacked?
(a) A leg.
(b) A foot.
(c) Some fingers.
(d) An arm.

5. What does Eilif want from Mother Courage when he sends her a message?
(a) Help.
(b) Money.
(c) Food.
(d) A wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the chaplain call Kattrin?

2. What is Mother Courage doing while she talks to the chaplain at the beginning of Scene 6?

3. What animal whispers in "The Song of Great Capitulation"?

4. Where in the world is Mother Courage's family from?

5. The peasant woman calls Kattrin a ______ when she tells her to stop drumming.

(see the answer key)

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