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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Elyot say that Amanda initially resists?
(a) Elyot swears that she will never see him again.
(b) Elyot tells Amanda that he is in love with Sibyl.
(c) Elyot says that he will leave the hotel.
(d) Elyot tells Amanda that he loves her.

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

3. What does Amanda tell Victor about Elyot's presence?
(a) Amanda says that Elyot is staying next door to them.
(b) Amanda says that Elyot is working at the hotel.
(c) Amanda says that Elyot is staying on the yacht.
(d) Amanda says she saw Elyot running down the street.

4. What can Sibyl do that Amanda cannot?
(a) Dance.
(b) Sing.
(c) Play piano.
(d) Swim.

5. What separates the two terraces in the first scene?
(a) A line of trees.
(b) A brick wall.
(c) A wrought-iron fence.
(d) Nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What memory do Amanda and Elyot reminisce over after their spouses have left in Act 1?

2. Which character says, "Love is no use unless it's wise, and kind, and undramatic?"

3. What does Amanda tell Victor in the first act that frightens him?

4. What does the orchestra keep doing in Act 1?

5. In which country is Act I set?

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