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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When fighting with Sibyl, what does Elyot say infuriates him more than anything?
(a) Stubborness.
(b) Being weak-willed.
(c) Gullibility.
(d) Drunkeness.

2. What are Victor and Sibyl doing at the end of Act I?
(a) They are taking in the view from the terrace.
(b) They are arguing with each other.
(c) They are arguing with their spouses.
(d) They are eating dinner together.

3. What does Amanda forbid Victor from doing?
(a) Smoking.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Going to look for Elyot.
(d) Mentioning Elyot's name.

4. Who says, "I think very few people are completely normal really, deep down in their private lives?"
(a) Elyot.
(b) Sibyl.
(c) Victor.
(d) Amanda.

5. What is the code-phrase that Amanda and Elyot decide to use to stop all arguments?
(a) Sullivan Isaacs.
(b) Solomon's privacy.
(c) Private lives.
(d) Solomon Isaacs.

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

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

8. What appears to be one of Elyot's pastimes?
(a) Polo.
(b) Traveling.
(c) Politics.
(d) Theater.

9. What does Elyot tell Amanda before he tries to leave the terrace?
(a) Elyot tells Amanda he loves her.
(b) Elyot tells Amanda he never loved her before.
(c) He tells her that they both know they are not in love with their new spouses.
(d) Elyot tells Amanda that he hates her for ruining his honeymoon.

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

11. According to Amanda, what rules her life?
(a) Anger.
(b) Fear.
(c) Love.
(d) Chance.

12. In what building does Act I take place?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) Amanda's flat.
(c) A hotel.
(d) A casino.

13. What does Elyot tell Amanda that comforts her?
(a) Elyot tells Amanda that she holds no mystery for him.
(b) Elyot tells Amanda that Sibyl is a good woman.
(c) Elyote tells Amanda that she is doing the right thing.
(d) Elyot tells Amanda that Victor will take care of her.

14. What time of day does the first act take place?
(a) Morning.
(b) Night.
(c) Afternoon.
(d) Evening.

15. According to Elyot, how does he feel about Amanda?
(a) He is still angry at her.
(b) He loves her.
(c) He is indifferent toward her.
(d) He despises and pities her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Elyot accuse Sibyl of being?

2. Where do Amanda and Victor plan to eat dinner?

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

4. Who is the oldest character of the four introduced in Act I?

5. In Act I, where do the honeymooning couples plan to spend their first night together?

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