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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Phillip say irritated the state of Athens and died for it?
(a) Plutarch.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Plato.
(d) Socrates.

2. What does Clark do as Plume in Act Two: Scene 9?
(a) Walks with Mary.
(b) Hugs Mary.
(c) Chats with Mary.
(d) Kisses Mary.

3. In Act Two: Scene 11, what does Arscott think of when he say his lines?
(a) Of England.
(b) Of his arrest.
(c) Of only the play.
(d) Tomorrow.

4. Who come to visit the prisoners in Act Two: Scene 1?
(a) Clark and Brewer.
(b) Phillip and Tench.
(c) Ketch, Duckling, and Mary.
(d) Sideway, Mary, and Duckling.

5. What does Liz tell the authorities in Act Two: Scene 10?
(a) Kable stole the food.
(b) Arscott stole the food.
(c) She did not steal the food.
(d) She stole the food.

6. In Act Two: Scene 6, what does Ketch have to do?
(a) Chain Liz.
(b) Create a gallows.
(c) Cut a rope.
(d) Measure Liz.

7. How many convicts are in the colony?
(a) 800.
(b) 750.
(c) 550.
(d) 600.

8. In Act Two: Scene 9, who joins Mary?
(a) Liz.
(b) Dabby.
(c) Clark.
(d) Wisehammer.

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

10. What type of tree does Ketch think he will need to use for Liz?
(a) Eucalyptus.
(b) Fig.
(c) Baobab.
(d) Black Palm.

11. What does Wisehammer want to become in Act Two: Scene 11?
(a) Famous writer.
(b) Farmer.
(c) Fisherman.
(d) Lawyer.

12. What prisoner remains in chains in Act Two: Scene 5?
(a) Liz.
(b) Ketch.
(c) Caesar.
(d) Wisehammer.

13. Why does Liz say that Wisehammer is not English?
(a) Because he was born in Italy.
(b) Because he was born in Germany.
(c) Because he is Jewish.
(d) Because he was born in France.

14. What pickpocket got Liz in trouble and accused her of being a pickpocket?
(a) An uncle.
(b) A lover.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her father.

15. Where does Harry Brewer think that Duckling is in Act Two: Scene Three?
(a) Courthouse.
(b) Beach.
(c) Garden.
(d) Shack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Arscott think he should be in the middle for the bow at the end of the play?

2. Who saw Liz next to the food stores?

3. In Act Two: Scene 11, where does Wisehammer decide he wants to live?

4. How many times has Ketch hung a woman?

5. In Act Two: Scene 9, what did Mary say at her trial?

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