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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Man confess to the Woman in Scene 9?
(a) He came to her home seeking glory.
(b) He is in love with her.
(c) He is not really a warrior.
(d) He is married and has children.

2. How does the Man react to what he hears in Scene 6?
(a) He is calm and does not draw his sword.
(b) He goes back to sleep.
(c) He gets angry and yells.
(d) He draws his sword and is aware.

3. What is the Woman doing in Scene 6?
(a) Doing chores.
(b) Spying on the Man.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Dancing with the vase.

4. What reason does the Man give for meditating the way he does?
(a) His friend told him it develops concentration.
(b) He has always done it that way.
(c) He learned it in a dream.
(d) His father taught him the technique.

5. What does the Woman say she tried to fill the silence with?
(a) The music of her flute.
(b) The sound of a voice.
(c) Prayers.
(d) Beautiful flowers.

6. What does the Man say the Woman can listen to in Scene 5?
(a) The wind.
(b) Her own song.
(c) His song.
(d) His voice.

7. What does the Man do when he is excited about his accomplishment in Scene 5?
(a) He dances.
(b) He embraces the Woman.
(c) He writes a letter.
(d) He sings a song.

8. What does the Man say his friend told him to do if he sees something better than this world while meditating?
(a) Drop his head onto the sword.
(b) Turn his mind away.
(c) Pray for that to come true.
(d) Consult the gods for guidance.

9. What does the Man do with the sword after the Woman leaves in Scene 8?
(a) He chops at a tree.
(b) He lays it across his lap.
(c) He sheaths it.
(d) He sits with his chin on the sharp end.

10. What is the Man carrying at the beginning of Scene 9?
(a) An injured bird.
(b) A bundle of his belongings.
(c) A harp.
(d) The vase of flowers.

11. What does the Man do at the end of the final scene?
(a) Leaves and never comes back.
(b) Sits and meditates on his life.
(c) Leaves and comes back a few minutes later.
(d) Stays with the Woman.

12. What does the Man want the Woman to do for him one day in Scene 5?
(a) Write him a story.
(b) Make his favorite food.
(c) Play her music for him.
(d) Become his wife.

13. What is the Man doing at the end of the play?
(a) Meditating.
(b) Playing the flute.
(c) Practicing with his sword.
(d) Walking to meet the Woman.

14. What does the Man say he is a fool about?
(a) Women.
(b) History.
(c) Life.
(d) Music.

15. What does the Man get out of his pocket at the end of the sixth scene?
(a) Money.
(b) A knife.
(c) A flower.
(d) A map.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Man discover happened to him after he stops meditating?

2. What does the Woman urge the Man to do at the end of the fifth scene?

3. In the fifth scene, why does the Man excitedly congratulate himself?

4. What reason does the Man say he no longer can stay with the Woman?

5. What does the Man say he last heard about his friend's condition?

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