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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whose does Antigone bury in the play John and Winston are to perform?
(a) Polynices.
(b) Eteocles.
(c) Creon.
(d) Her mother.

3. What are the prisoners doing on the Island at the start of Scene One?
(a) Emptying the ocean with buckets.
(b) Playing cards.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Digging sand.

4. Where does Winston receive a wound after being beat up in Scene One?
(a) His foot.
(b) His arm.
(c) His eye.
(d) His ankle.

5. Who is NOT one of the listed authors of The Island?
(a) Athol Ntshona.
(b) Athol Fugard.
(c) Winston Ntshona.
(d) John Kani.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Island on which the play opens?

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

3. Why does John worry about the noise Winston makes in their cell in Scene One?

4. Winston says he wants Hodoshe to read his warrant so he can see Winston was sentenced to what?

5. What does Winston do when he notices that John’s ear is bleeding?

(see the answer key)

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