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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1 Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Professor August Howe?
(a) Thirty-nine.
(b) Fifty-three.
(c) Forty.
(d) Thirty-five.

2. Where does August say that the remains of an extensive village were discovered?
(a) Under the lake bed.
(b) Across the river.
(c) Not six hundred yards from the house.
(d) In the neighboring town.

3. What is the name of the person to whom August speaks in the tape recorder?
(a) Jean.
(b) Dianne.
(c) Cynthia.
(d) Robert.

4. How old is the character Chad Jasker?
(a) Twenty-two.
(b) Thirty-one.
(c) Twenty-eight.
(d) Twenty-five.

5. What does Dan ask August not to reveal to the others in early Act 1?
(a) That Jean is sick.
(b) That Jean is pregnant.
(c) That he has married Jean.
(d) That he is leaving.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the term that defines Landford Wilson's use of a projector in The Mound Builders?

2. Where does August say that his sister was "scraped off the street?"

3. What does August state on the recorder that he intends to do at the beginning of Act 1?

4. Who enters from upstairs in Act 1 Part 1 as the lights change to transition into the next scene?

5. From where are the students selected to assist the dig?

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