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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Winston say in regards to Antigone’s plea in Scene One?
(a) That she was not guilty.
(b) He does not know what her plea is in regards to.
(c) That he committed the same crime.
(d) That she was guilty.

3. In what prison did John and Winston meet?
(a) Robben.
(b) Kokstad.
(c) Cradock.
(d) Rooihel.

4. What term does Winston use in regards to the play, which John says is the same term Hodoshe uses in regards to their convictions?
(a) Hocus Pocus.
(b) Child’s play.
(c) Gobbledygook.
(d) Nonsense.

5. What does John collect nails for in Scene One?
(a) A weapon.
(b) Antigone’s necklace.
(c) A wind chime.
(d) A cross.

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

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

8. What sound is heard in the background at the start of Scene One?
(a) The guards yelling.
(b) Doors being locked.
(c) Sirens.
(d) Prisoners banging on cell walls.

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

10. What does Winston put on after John leaves the cell in Scene Two?
(a) His pajamas.
(b) John’s socks.
(c) Antigone’s wig.
(d) King Creon’s costume.

11. What did the Black prisoners yell to them when their van stopped at a gas station on the way to Robben Island?
(a) Have courage.
(b) Run away.
(c) Best of luck.
(d) Work hard.

12. Where is John hiding at the start of Scene Two so that he cannot see Winston changing?
(a) In the corner.
(b) Behind his hands.
(c) Behind the bucket.
(d) Under a blanket.

13. How does Winston alert the prisoners of John’s upcoming release?
(a) He sends a note attached to a string to each cell.
(b) He bangs on the cell walls.
(c) He calls them from the phone in their cell.
(d) He yells to them.

14. Who is the old man, who started singing, which John remembers as being with them the day they met?
(a) Tatu Peter.
(b) Tembo.
(c) Simbo.
(d) Sipho.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Winston react to John’s news in Scene Two?

2. How does John react when he sees Winston dressed up?

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

4. Who is Winston dressing up as at the start of Scene Two?

5. What does Hodoshe let John do for the first time after he met with the captain?

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