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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the orchestra keep doing in Act 1?
(a) The orchestra keeps playing Amanda and Elyot's song.
(b) The orchestra keeps playing unnerving music.
(c) The orchestra stops playing in the middle of every song.
(d) The orchestra keeps making mistakes.

3. When Elyot is trying to convince Sibyl of premonition of disaster, what does he say will possibly happen?
(a) A boat accident.
(b) A fire at the hotel.
(c) A violent explosion.
(d) A flood.

4. In Act I, Sibyl asks Elyot about Amanda. According to Elyot, what does Amanda do beautifully that Sibyl can not do?
(a) Dance.
(b) Sing.
(c) Play piano.
(d) Organize.

5. To where do Elyot and Amanda plan to run away?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) London.
(c) The Taj Mahal.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elyot believe is the cruelest thing he and Amanda could do?

2. What does Amanda tell Victor she did to Elyot while they were married?

3. What does Elyot tell Amanda that comforts her?

4. What does Elyot do to Amanda to calm her when she starts to panic about leaving?

5. What reason does Amanda give when she tries to convince Victor that they need to leave the hotel?

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