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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lavinia tells Seth in the first scene that Captain Brant is coming to the house that night to ___________.
(a) Court her.
(b) Drink with Seth.
(c) Borrow her father's maps.
(d) Meet her mother.

2. How many years is Seth with the Mannon family?
(a) 25.
(b) 50.
(c) 10.
(d) 60.

3. Captain Brant says Lavinia looks exactly like who?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her grandfather.
(d) His mother.

4. Peter thinks Captain Brant looks more like a ___________ than a ship captain.
(a) Gardener.
(b) Peddler.
(c) Poet.
(d) Fool.

5. Christine tells Brant that she loves him because he resembles to who?
(a) Orin.
(b) Lavinia.
(c) Herself.
(d) Ezra.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Brant's mother's position in the Mannon household?

2. Where is Christine when she comes upon Peter and Lavinia in the first scene of the play?

3. Which of the following Greek dramas is NOT source material for Mourning Becomes Electra?

4. As Captain Brant leaves for his ship, Christine promises him that she soon is what?

5. What does Lavinia tell Peter she hates in the first scene of the play?

(see the answer key)

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