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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the speaker feel about the subject of the play?
(a) He does not care about this subject.
(b) There is no need to bring more of it into the world.
(c) It is a good way to spend time.
(d) It makes him sad.

2. Where are members of the audience for the play advised to look to find the true worth of an individual?
(a) Over the top.
(b) In a lateral or even position.
(c) Beneath the surface.
(d) Local psychic's parlor.

3. Whose words are used in the prologue to the play?
(a) David Garrick.
(b) Caroline Clavell.
(c) Margaret Nickleby.
(d) Samuel Trent.

4. What qualifies the individual to be honored in the portrait portion of the play?
(a) The honored individual is the inspiration for the play's storyline.
(b) The playwright is infatuated with the honored individual.
(c) The honored individual is a member of the British Royal Family.
(d) The honored individual has devoted over one hundred hours of volunteer time to the theatre.

5. How do people's reactions to the subject of the play affect the subject itself?
(a) It makes it easier to get rid of.
(b) It does not affect the subject at all.
(c) It makes it impossible to root out.
(d) People have no reactions to this subject.

Short Answer Questions

1. The portrait portion of the play is synonymous with which of the following?

2. Which two cohorts are lauding themselves on account of their apparent success as character assassins as Act I opens?

3. When Backbite and Crabtree enter, what does Crabtree regale the party with?

4. Why is the speaker of the Prologue important?

5. The next character assassination project will involve which of the following activities?

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