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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Elyot refer to as "laughable?"
(a) Money.
(b) Death.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Love.

2. Who says, "Flippancy brings out the acid in their damned sweetness and light."
(a) Victor.
(b) Sibyl.
(c) Amanda.
(d) Elyot.

3. Before Sibyl storms off the terrace in Act 1, what does Elyot tell her?
(a) Elyot regrets marrying her.
(b) Elyot hopes she chokes on her dinner.
(c) Amanda is staying next door to them.
(d) Elyot loves her.

4. How long have Amanda and Elyot been divorced at the start of the play?
(a) Five years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Seven years.
(d) One year.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Elyot, what is the problem with being a specialist?

2. When Elyot is trying to convince Sibyl of premonition of disaster, what does he say will possibly happen?

3. To what does Amanda say, "What an odd thing to be glad about?"

4. What separates the two terraces in the first scene?

5. What happens in the final fight that forces Elyot to try to call "Sollocks?"

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