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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to a bouncy, fast pace in music?
(a) Up-tempo.
(b) Instrumental.
(c) Blues.
(d) Classical.

2. Approximately how old was Gabe when he died?
(a) 2.
(b) 7.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

3. What word means to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation; extemporize?
(a) Mimic.
(b) Recite.
(c) Improvise.
(d) Preach.

4. Who comments that Dan doesn't truly care about what happened to him or about what is happening to Diana in Act 1, Scene 6?
(a) Henry.
(b) Natalie.
(c) Gabe.
(d) Diana.

5. What is defined as a musical composition for two voices or instruments?
(a) Duet.
(b) Symphony.
(c) Solo.
(d) Quartet.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what name does Diana refer to her doctor in Act 2, Scene 2?

2. In what year did Next to Normal win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama?

3. What refers to the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs?

4. Who vents her anger at being the child always disregarded in favor of her parents' concern about her brother in Act 1, Scene 7?

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

(see the answer key)

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