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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was Next to Normal nominated for eleven Tony Awards?
(a) 2000.
(b) 2009.
(c) 2002.
(d) 2005.

2. What refers to the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning?
(a) Irony.
(b) Rhetoric.
(c) Lie.
(d) Heresy.

3. What refers to the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs?
(a) Psychiatrist.
(b) Paleontologist.
(c) Physicist.
(d) Pharmacology.

4. What drug does Henry give to Natalie in Act 1, Scene 7?
(a) Mescaline.
(b) Mushrooms.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Marijuana.

5. What refers to a type of affective disorder characterized by euphoric mood, excessive activity and talkativeness, impaired judgment, and sometimes psychotic symptoms, as grandiose delusions?
(a) Schizophrenia.
(b) Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
(c) Manic disorder.
(d) Autism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Henry visit Natalie in Act 1, Scene 9?

2. Who played the character of Dr. Fine/Dr. Madden in the original Broadway cast of Next to Normal?

3. Who invites Henry to dinner in Act 1, Scene 5?

4. What is the name of the protagonist's son who died in the musical?

5. In Act 1, Scene 5, Dan sings at work that things have been good at home for what period of time?

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