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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Claire say the world turned her into in Act 3?
(a) A millionaire.
(b) A madame.
(c) A whore.
(d) A witch.

2. What does Claire say of Sunshine Square in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) She owns it.
(b) She is renovating it.
(c) She burned it down.
(d) She is going to buy it.

3. The author states that producers and directors of the play will likely come nearest the mark of its intention if they approach it in the style of what?
(a) Folk-plays.
(b) Classical Shakespeare.
(c) Brechtian performance.
(d) Greek tragedy.

4. The Schoolmaster says in his speech to the townspeople in Act 3, Scene 4, "Have we not always been a ____ community?"
(a) Honest.
(b) Just.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Grateful.

5. What was the name of the child which Claire bore?
(a) Ottilie.
(b) Hilda.
(c) Natalie.
(d) Genevieve.

6. What does the author write gives rise to speech in the postscript?
(a) Mannerisms.
(b) Ideas and feelings.
(c) Good diction.
(d) Thought and action.

7. Who does the Schoolmaster compare Claire to in Act 3?
(a) Juliet.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) Medea.
(d) Ophelia.

8. What does Ill's family leave him to go do in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) See a movie.
(b) Go to church.
(c) Go visit relatives.
(d) Go for a drive in the country.

9. What does the Schoolmaster claim the town is moved by in Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) Greed.
(b) Justice.
(c) Money.
(d) Poverty.

10. The inscription which descends in Act 3, Scene 4 reads, "Life is Serious, ____ Serene."
(a) Beauty.
(b) Love.
(c) Art.
(d) Tapestry.

11. In the postscript, how does the author say he considers himself in comparison to the characters of the play?
(a) At no great remove.
(b) Removed from.
(c) Owning of.
(d) Filled with judgment.

12. The author states in the postscript that the townspeople must emphatically not be portrayed as what?
(a) Good.
(b) Wicked.
(c) Just.
(d) Greedy.

13. What kind of car does Hoby have?
(a) A Cadillac.
(b) A Mercedes.
(c) A Porsche.
(d) A BMW.

14. Where has Claire sent Hoby in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Hong Kong.
(b) Italy.
(c) Geiselgasteig.
(d) China.

15. The author claims in the postscript that he has depicted people in the play and not what?
(a) Robots.
(b) Cardboard cutouts.
(c) Marionettes.
(d) Two-dimensional ideas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Claire say she plans to turn the world into in Act 3?

2. What has Ill's son bought in Act 3, Scene 3?

3. Who tries to speak up to the reporters in Act 3, Scene 2?

4. Who owns Konrad's Village Wood?

5. How much does the painter charge Mrs. Ill for the painting in Act 3, Scene 2?

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