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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act Two: Scenes 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Phillip say irritated the state of Athens and died for it?
(a) Plato.
(b) Plutarch.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Socrates.

2. Who wanted Liz Morden to be in the play?
(a) Johnson.
(b) Clark.
(c) The Captain.
(d) Ross.

3. How much time does Dabby say that they spent on the convict ship?
(a) 7 months and 3 1/2 weeks.
(b) 8 months and 1 week.
(c) 10 months and 2 weeks.
(d) 9 months and 3 weeks.

4. In Scene 3, how many convicts are found guilty of stealing from the colony's stores?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

5. How many men run away in Act One: Scene 11?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is happening to Robert Sidway in Scene 1?

2. Who does Phillip quote saying that they made the convicts the way they are?

3. In Act One: Scene 6, who gives the final word that they the play can be produced?

4. What does an aborigine say billows from the oars of the ship he sees in Scene 2?

5. When does the first convict ship land in Australia?

(see the answer key)

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