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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2 Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Hal, what happens when a mathematician turns fifty?
(a) Their career is over; they may as well teach high school.
(b) They are at their creative peak.
(c) Their ideas are published in prestigious math magazines.
(d) They may experience concentration problems.

2. What does Claire want Catherine to do?
(a) Go back to school in Chicago.
(b) Go back to bed and rest.
(c) Stay in the house where she and Robert lived.
(d) Move to New York, where Claire can keep an eye on her.

3. What was Robert secretly terrified of, in regards to his career?
(a) He was afraid that he would never work again.
(b) He was afraid that Catherine would get credit for his ideas.
(c) He was afraid that Hal would rise up and steal his glory.
(d) He was afraid that he would never get a break from work.

4. What does Robert say is finally working again?
(a) His eyes, which have been bothering him.
(b) The machinery, or, his mathematical genius.
(c) The radiators.
(d) His television.

5. What is the proof?
(a) A mathematical theorem about geometry.
(b) Evidence in a criminal case involving Robert.
(c) A mathematical theorem about prime numbers.
(d) Evidence in a criminal case involving Catherine.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of Robert's ability does Claire think she has inherited?

2. Where did Catherine get the dress she wore to the funeral?

3. How much of Robert's ability does Claire think Catherine has inherited?

4. When does Hal arrive in the scene?

5. What time of day does Catherine's conversation with Robert occur?

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