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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does The State refer to in the play John and Winston are performing?
(a) Polynices.
(b) Eteocles.
(c) King Creon.
(d) Hodoshe.

2. What reason does Winston give for not want to play the part of Antigone?
(a) He likes King Creon’s costume better.
(b) He is a man, not a woman.
(c) He cannot remember Antigone’s lines.
(d) He does not agree with Antigone’s actions.

3. When John and Winston first met, he had just returned from his trial, which was where?
(a) St. George’s Strand.
(b) Cradock.
(c) Rooihel.
(d) Robben Island.

4. What does Winston say he and Harry have in common?
(a) They do not remember why there are in prison.
(b) They prefer prison to the outside world.
(c) They are both innocent.
(d) They committed the same crime.

5. What happens to John and Winston after the sound of the first whistle in Scene One?
(a) They are yelled at to work harder.
(b) They are served lunch.
(c) They are handcuffed.
(d) They are allowed to go home.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does John say Harry has been locked up?

2. What does Winston put on after John leaves the cell in Scene Two?

3. Where does Winston say John will go after spending time with his family once he is released?

4. What does John recall Winston said as he jumped off the jetty at Robben Island?

5. What did the Black prisoners yell to them when their van stopped at a gas station on the way to Robben Island?

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