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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Elyot tell Amanda before he tries to leave the terrace?
(a) Elyot tells Amanda he never loved her before.
(b) Elyot tells Amanda that he hates her for ruining his honeymoon.
(c) He tells her that they both know they are not in love with their new spouses.
(d) Elyot tells Amanda 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 Elyot say that Amanda initially resists?
(a) Elyot says that he will leave the hotel.
(b) Elyot tells Amanda that he is in love with Sibyl.
(c) Elyot swears that she will never see him again.
(d) Elyot tells Amanda that he loves her.

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

5. What does Elyot accuse Sibyl of being?
(a) Drunk.
(b) Adulterous.
(c) Manipulative.
(d) Overly dependent.

6. In which country is Act I set?
(a) Portugal.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Spain.

7. What is heard off-stage when the play starts?
(a) Elyot and Sibyl arguing.
(b) The ocean waves.
(c) Birds chirping.
(d) A small orchestra.

8. Where do Amanda and Victor plan to eat dinner?
(a) The hotel.
(b) The yacht.
(c) The casino.
(d) The terrace.

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

10. 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.

11. What time is it, specifically, at the top of Act I?
(a) 10:00 p.m.
(b) 6:00 p.m.
(c) 5:00 p.m.
(d) 8:00 p.m.

12. Who is the oldest character of the four introduced in Act I?
(a) Sibyl.
(b) Elyot.
(c) Amanda.
(d) Victor.

13. In Act I, where do the honeymooning couples plan to spend their first night together?
(a) Paris.
(b) St. Mortiz.
(c) The French Riviera.
(d) Lyon.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What appears to be one of Elyot's pastimes?

2. What does Amanda tell Victor about Elyot's presence?

3. How long have Amanda and Elyot been divorced at the start of the play?

4. What time of day does the first act take place?

5. How do Amanda and Elyot realize that they are sharing a terrace in the hotel?

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