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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Man disturbed by in Scene 1?
(a) The cry of a bird.
(b) The Woman's singing.
(c) The Woman's coughing.
(d) The sound of a flute.

2. As the Woman rolls out the sleeping mat, what does she ask the Man?
(a) What his name is.
(b) What his purpose here is.
(c) How old he is.
(d) If he is married.

3. What does the Woman bring inside the room in Scene 2?
(a) Her own sword.
(b) The vase of flowers.
(c) Her pet bird.
(d) A silk kimono.

4. What does the Woman say frightens her?
(a) Rain.
(b) Thunder.
(c) Noise.
(d) Silence.

5. What names does the Woman jokingly call the Man?
(a) Man Who Is Unafraid and Man Who Is Brave.
(b) Man Who Fears Silence and Man Who Fears Women.
(c) Man Who Fears Love and Man Who Fears Himself.
(d) Man Who Loves Life and Man Who Drinks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Man ask the Woman when she tells him her fears?

2. Where does the Man hide the flower he takes in Scene 1?

3. What reason does the Woman give for how she gets her flowers?

4. In the first scene, after the Woman clears the dishes, what does she take with her out of the room?

5. Who is the author of "The Sound of a Voice"?

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