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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act Two: Scene 11, what does Arscott think of when he say his lines?

2. Who places themselves in the middle for the bow in Act Two: Scene 11?

3. At the beginning of Act Two: Scene 9, where are Mary and Clark?

4. Who come to visit the prisoners in Act Two: Scene 1?

5. In Act Two: Scene 7, how many ghosts does the aborigine see spilling from the dream?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Tom Barret was hung?

2. What rations do prisoners and soldiers receive, and how does Ross feel about that?

3. Why does Brewer want Ketch to do in Act Two: Scene 6, and why is Liz not cooperating?

4. Who comes to join Mary on the beach and what happens in Act Two: Scene 9?

5. What questions does the aborigine have about the colonists?

6. How did Liz become a criminal?

7. What does Caesar say about escaping and dying?

8. How does the play begin?

9. What does Phillip say about humanity and about redeming Liz Morden?

10. What does Phillip say that Socrates demonstrated about a slave boy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Clark goes to Phillip in Act Two: Scene 2, and discusses whether to continue the play. Why does Clark go to Phillip and request that the play be canceled? What benefits does Phillip think the play will provide for the convicts, the authorities, and society? Why does he think the play will provide redemption? Why does he insist that the play continues?

Essay Topic 2

Ross is sure that the play will cause problems. Why does Ross expect that the play will cause problems? How does he believe that his expectations are proven to be true?

Essay Topic 3

Some actors play two parts in The Recruiting Officer. Why do some characters have to play dual roles in The Recruiting Officer? Why do Clark and others believe that the audience will easily understand when characters are playing two parts?

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