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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act One: Scenes 7-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Dabby Bryant doing at the Beginning of Act One: Scene 8?
(a) Eating.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Walking back and forth.
(d) Sitting on the ground.

2. Where other than Australia do Eucalyptus trees grow, according to Harry Brewer?
(a) Nowhere.
(b) India.
(c) Africa.
(d) South America.

3. Who does Phillip quote saying that they made the convicts the way they are?
(a) Rousseau.
(b) Montesquieu.
(c) Locke.
(d) Hobbes.

4. How many parts does Ralph say there are for women in the play?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

5. How much food does Dabby say that Mary had on board the ship thanks to her?
(a) 3 pounds of beef a week and 2 extra pounds of cheese.
(b) 1 pound of beef a week and 4 extra pounds of cheese.
(c) 2 pounds of beef a week and 3 extra pounds of cheese.
(d) 4 pounds of beef a week and 1 extra pound of cheese.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Scene 3, how many convicts are found guilty of stealing from the colony's stores?

2. How much will Sylvia inherit a year when her brother dies in the play The Recruiting Officer?

3. In Scene 1, how many lashes does a convict receive?

4. What does an aborigine call the first convict ship to land in Australia?

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

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