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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act Two: Scenes 8-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What play did Ralph Clark read on the ship?
(a) The Siege of Damascus.
(b) Wexford Wells.
(c) The Tragedy of Lady Jane Grey.
(d) The Imperial Captives.

2. In Act Two: Scene 4, who is thinking about the nature of dreams?
(a) Phillip.
(b) Clark.
(c) Aborigine.
(d) Johnson.

3. Who is Mary addressing at the beginning of Act Two: Scene 9?
(a) Captain Brazen.
(b) Captain Plume.
(c) Kite.
(d) Mr. Balance.

4. What does Clark read until midnight in Act One: Scene 9?
(a) Job.
(b) Psalms.
(c) Proverbs.
(d) Eccleasiastes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the first scene between Melinda and Silvia take place?

2. What is the name of Sylvia's brother in the play The Recruiting Officer?

3. How many lashes does it take to lay bare a man's shoulder blades?

4. In Act Two: Scene 6, what does Ketch have to do?

5. In Act Two: Scene 7, what does Silvia ask Captain Plume to do?

(see the answer key)

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