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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What genre of play is "Private Lives?"
(a) Comedy of errors.
(b) Comedy of manners.
(c) Theatre of the absurd.
(d) Theatre of cruelty.

2. Who says, "I feel smirched and unclean as though slimy things had been crawling all over me?"
(a) Sibyl.
(b) Amanda.
(c) Elyot.
(d) Victor.

3. Which character says, "Love is no use unless it's wise, and kind, and undramatic?"
(a) Sibyl.
(b) Victor.
(c) Amanda.
(d) Elyot.

4. Who is Louise?
(a) Louise is the woman with whom Elyot had an affair.
(b) Louise is Elyot's maid.
(c) Louise is Amanda's sister.
(d) Louise is Amanda's maid.

5. What time is it at the top of Act II?
(a) 12:00 a.m.
(b) 8:00 p.m.
(c) 1:00 a.m.
(d) 10:00 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Victor and Sibyl doing at the top of Act III?

2. What does Amanda suggest she and Elyot do if their spouses find them?

3. Where did Elyot and Amanda spend their honeymoon?

4. According to Elyot, what will fade, along with his and Amanda's passion?

5. What do both Amanda and Elyot express a mild appreciation for, to the shock of their spouses?

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