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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Man say he last heard about his friend's condition?
(a) Married with many children.
(b) Dead with a smile and a sword through his neck.
(c) A monk devoted to his faith.
(d) Dead, having fought bravely in battle.

2. What does the Woman do to stop the Man from meditating?
(a) Makes a lot of noise.
(b) Calls him in for dinner.
(c) Pulls the sword out from under him.
(d) Pretends to faint.

3. What does the Woman want the Man to do with the sword when she is scared in Scene 8?
(a) Put it away.
(b) Throw it in the river.
(c) Give it to her.
(d) Kill her with it.

4. What reason does the Woman tell the man to stop telling a story about his friend?
(a) She is ill from hearing it.
(b) He is a terrible storyteller.
(c) He cannot get rid of her that easily.
(d) He is lying.

5. What does the Man hear in Scene 4 that wakes him up?
(a) Birds' chirping.
(b) Thunder.
(c) A scream.
(d) The flute.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the Woman shocked to see the Man when she comes back in Scene 8?

2. What does the Man say his friend told him to do if he sees something better than this world while meditating?

3. What does the Woman say happens when she takes care of her flowers?

4. What reason does the Man give for meditating the way he does?

5. What does the Man get out to look at in Scene 4?

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