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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says in Act 2, Scene 3, "I don't know what you're trying to do. It's up to you to go. Just get on the train"?
(a) Ill's wife.
(b) The Mayor.
(c) The Priest.
(d) The Policeman.

2. What is the location where Act 1, Scene 1 begins?
(a) The hotel.
(b) Petersen's Barn.
(c) The train station.
(d) The graveyard.

3. What does the Priest say he is about to perform in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) A funeral.
(b) A baptism.
(c) A mass.
(d) A marriage.

4. How old is Ill in The Visit?
(a) 75.
(b) 65.
(c) 95.
(d) 85.

5. What is Claire's last name?
(a) Zachanassian.
(b) Wascher.
(c) Bockmann.
(d) Heimlin.

6. In addition to botany, what did Claire pass in school?
(a) Latin.
(b) Zoology.
(c) Poetry.
(d) Greek.

7. The sedan chair upon which Claire rides was a gift from whom?
(a) The British Prime Minister.
(b) The German President.
(c) The American President.
(d) The French President.

8. What is the actual name of Claire's husband when she arrives in town?
(a) Marcus.
(b) Pedro.
(c) Jonathan.
(d) Paul.

9. What is the name of the town bailiff in the play?
(a) Merintin.
(b) Wagner.
(c) Glutz.
(d) Nielsen.

10. Who is the woman who runs half naked across the stage in Act 1, Scene 1?
(a) Louisa.
(b) Claire.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Wilma.

11. What do the townspeople offer to Ill in Act 2, Scene 3?
(a) A bouquet of flowers.
(b) Money to stay.
(c) To take him to the station.
(d) A noose.

12. What does the mayor have sitting on his desk in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) A dagger.
(b) A revolver.
(c) A shotgun.
(d) A sword.

13. What does Claire say may be reintroduced to the town upon meeting the Priest?
(a) The museum.
(b) The school system.
(c) The hospital.
(d) The death penalty.

14. What is Ill's wife's name?
(a) Hilda.
(b) Olietta.
(c) Matilda.
(d) Greta.

15. Where does the Schoolmaster say that one of "those little eunuchs" emigrated to?
(a) Austria.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Australia.
(d) America.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom was the town museum sold in the play?

2. What does the name of the town from The Visit mean in German?

3. What does Claire smoke?

4. Who has acquired a washing machine in Act 2, Scene 2?

5. What does the priest have in Act 2, Scene 2 which startles Ill?

(see the answer keys)

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