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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does King Creon tell the people he is to them?
(a) Their master.
(b) Their boss.
(c) Their lord.
(d) Their servant.

3. What reason does John give for Winston being unable to perform as King Creon?
(a) He does not deserve to play a King.
(b) King Creon’s costume will not fit him.
(c) He looks more like a woman than John does.
(d) He does not have time to learn the lines.

4. What does John recall Winston said as he jumped off the jetty at Robben Island?
(a) I am innocent!
(b) Farewell Africa!
(c) Get me out of here!
(d) Home sweet home!

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What song did the old man sing as the van drove away the day John and Winston met?

2. What happened to the two brothers in battle?

3. Which of John’s belongings does he struggle to recall when talking with Winston about his last day of prison?

4. What does John begin to count in his bed at the start of Scene Three?

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

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