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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Meg Long described in Act One: Scene 5?
(a) Dirty and middle aged.
(b) Young and grimy.
(c) Young and pretty.
(d) Old and smelly.

2. How many men are present at the beginning of Scene 3?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

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

4. Who is the new community named after?
(a) Home Secretary.
(b) Director General.
(c) Prime Minister.
(d) Mayor of London.

5. How many men run away in Act One: Scene 11?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

6. What is the date at the beginning of Scene 1?
(a) 1787.
(b) 1786.
(c) 1789.
(d) 1788.

7. In Act One: Scene 6, who gives the final word that they the play can be produced?
(a) Johnston.
(b) Phillip.
(c) Collins.
(d) Dawes.

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

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

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

11. Where was Sideway born and bred?
(a) Bermondsey.
(b) Southwark.
(c) Wandsworth.
(d) Bexley.

12. What is Captain Collins going to write about?
(a) Animals.
(b) Indian customs.
(c) Stars.
(d) Plants.

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

14. What type of ship is sailing in Scene 1?
(a) Navy.
(b) Convict.
(c) Sloop.
(d) Cargo.

15. How many lashes does it take to lay bare a man's shoulder blades?
(a) 50.
(b) 75.
(c) 90.
(d) 100.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Meg Long's nickname?

2. In the play, where does Silvia say they had cold air from when they were at boarding school?

3. In Act One: Scene 9, who does Clark say were caught by the Patrols in the women's camp?

4. What play did Ralph Clark read on the ship?

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

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