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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does John use to try to clean Winston’s wound?
(a) Ocean water.
(b) Water from their bucket.
(c) His own urine.
(d) Winston’s urine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What feeling did John have while shoveling sand, which Winston said was exactly what Hodoshe wanted?

2. Winston says the sand he wipes from his eyes is the same sand he played with as a child where?

3. What is John’s child’s name, whom he reminisces about in Scene One?

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

5. Who are the two prisoners revealed in the start of Scene One?

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