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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. In Scene 1, where is the ship headed?
(a) Cuba.
(b) Haiti.
(c) Australia.
(d) Bahamas.

2. What did Sideway used to buy from market traders in London?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Cheese.
(c) Mince pie.
(d) Rye bread.

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

4. What was Sideway?
(a) Pickpocket.
(b) Gambler.
(c) Poacher.
(d) Pyromaniac.

5. How does The Recruiting Officer end?
(a) Happily.
(b) Tragically.
(c) Calamitously.
(d) Humourously.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the woman who stole a biscuit from Robert Sideway?

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

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

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

5. When does Ralph plan to have the play performed?

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