The Mound Builders Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Mound Builders Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is revealed to be having an affair with Cynthia near the end of Act 1?
(a) Delia.
(b) Chad.
(c) Dan.
(d) August.

2. What did Delia's ex-husband's sell?
(a) Dental equipment.
(b) Encyclopedias.
(c) Men's ties.
(d) Drilling equipment.

3. Who is mentioned by Delia that wrote a book about the eye and vision?
(a) August.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her husband.
(d) August's ex-wife.

4. Who does Kirsten ask Delia about in Act 1 Part 4?
(a) Her female lover.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her boyfriend.
(d) Her daughter.

5. How do we know when August is alone in his study?
(a) The desk rises from beneath the stage.
(b) There is a full set change.
(c) It is projected on the screen.
(d) The lighting confines to this area only.

6. What does Delia say in Act 1 that she is frantically beating the bushes for?
(a) The truth.
(b) Something to believe in.
(c) Her sight.
(d) Herself.

7. What is Delia's profession?
(a) Painter.
(b) Archeologist.
(c) Author.
(d) Nurse.

8. Which character says in Act 1, "The truth is in dreams and nightmares, but you haven't succeeded in getting that down?"
(a) Cynthia.
(b) Dan.
(c) Delia.
(d) August.

9. How many villagers does Dan say supposedly were in Cahokia?
(a) Three hundred.
(b) Forty to fifty thousand.
(c) Ten thousand.
(d) Sixty thousand.

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

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

12. Jean says to Delia that the Temple Mound People were likely runaways from whom?
(a) The Toltecs.
(b) The Incas.
(c) The Cherokee.
(d) The Aztecs.

13. What activity is Jean doing in Act 1 Part 4?
(a) Jumping rope.
(b) Push-ups.
(c) Jogging.
(d) Sit-ups.

14. Who arrives drunk at the door in the middle of the night in Act 1 Part 6?
(a) Chad.
(b) August.
(c) Dan.
(d) Cynthia.

15. Jean asks Chad if he will move the house when the lake comes in. What is his response?
(a) Yes.
(b) It isn't worth the cost.
(c) He has already sold it.
(d) They will build a new one.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jean says the women in her family have a history of what?

2. Where is the dig site located?

3. Whom does August say Cynthia believes herself to be when speaking to the recorder in Act 1 Part 2?

4. What does Dan say his roommate studied in college?

5. At the beginning of Act 1 Part 6, there is a slide of a fire. What does August say this is?

(see the answer keys)

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