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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act One: Scenes 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Harry Brewer used to be?
(a) Baker.
(b) Butcher.
(c) Pickpocket.
(d) Embezzler.

2. How old is the woman who stole a biscuit from Robert Sideway?
(a) 82.
(b) 38.
(c) 16.
(d) 21.

3. How does an aborigine describe the first convict ship to land in Australia?
(a) Floating tent.
(b) Giant boat.
(c) Giant canoe.
(d) Floating house.

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

5. When Sideway lived in London, where would he begin his work?
(a) Savile Row.
(b) Kings Road.
(c) Abbey Road.
(d) Bond Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Ralph want Mary to play in The Recruiting Officer?

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

3. According to Phillip, who believed that it was a citizen's duty to watch a play?

4. Who says that Mary Brenham can read and write?

5. How is Meg Long described in Act One: Scene 5?

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