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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act Two: Scenes 6-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Act One: Scene 11, with what scene does the play rehearsal begin with?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

2. What is happening to Robert Sidway in Scene 1?
(a) He is scrubbing the deck.
(b) His head is shaved.
(c) He is flogged.
(d) He is tied to the mast.

3. Who does Caesar think will help him escape?
(a) Aborigines.
(b) Rev. Johnson.
(c) Clark.
(d) Ancestors.

4. What type of a play is The Recruiting Officer?
(a) Comedy.
(b) Musical.
(c) Tragedy.
(d) Historical.

5. At the beginning of Scene 3, what are a group of men doing?
(a) Shooting kangaroos.
(b) Building a fire.
(c) Building shelters.
(d) Shooting birds.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act One: Scene 5, how many plays does Mary Brenham remember that she has seen?

2. What does Phillip say that a slave boy can learn in Act Two: Scene 2?

3. What is the name of Ralph Clark's love?

4. How many parts does Ralph say there are for women in the play?

5. Why does John Wisehammer say that his father cleared the houses of the dead?

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