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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the accused party in the play they are preparing for in Scene One?
(a) Creon.
(b) Eteocles.
(c) Antigone.
(d) Polynices.

2. Who does John pretend to call in their cell at night at the end of Scene One?
(a) Hodoshe.
(b) John’s wife.
(c) Scott.
(d) Winston’s wife.

3. What feeling did John have while shoveling sand, which Winston said was exactly what Hodoshe wanted?
(a) Hatred for Winston.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Exhaustion.
(d) Peace.

4. What is the name of the Island on which the play opens?
(a) Robinson.
(b) Hodoshe.
(c) Robben.
(d) Winston.

5. Who are the two prisoners revealed in the start of Scene One?
(a) James and Winston.
(b) Jack and Warren.
(c) John and William.
(d) John and Winston.

Short Answer Questions

1. What holiday was it the last time John was at St. George’s Strand?

2. What are the prisoners doing on the Island at the start of Scene One?

3. In what part of the prison does The Island begin?

4. Who does The State refer to in the play John and Winston are performing?

5. What does John collect nails for in Scene One?

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