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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In terms of performance, the author writes in the postscript that "all that is art should seem to be _____."
(a) Art.
(b) Truth.
(c) Nature.
(d) Structured.

2. What does Ill ask for in his final moments in Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) A pipe.
(b) Freedom.
(c) A cigarette.
(d) A last meal.

3. What does Claire say you have husbands for in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) Useful agendas.
(b) Fur coats.
(c) Display purposes.
(d) Money.

4. In the postscript, the author writes that "just as any creature is sealed off inside its skin, so the play is sealed off inside ____."
(a) Action.
(b) Truth.
(c) Motivation.
(d) Speech.

5. What is Claire wearing in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) A wedding gown.
(b) A black dress.
(c) A tiara.
(d) A ball gown.

6. What does the Schoolmaster claim the town is "not" moved by in its actions in Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) Motivation.
(b) Justice.
(c) Greed.
(d) Money.

7. What does the author claim must not be overlooked in the character of Claire?
(a) Her beauty.
(b) Sense of humor.
(c) Sense of evil.
(d) Her intelligence.

8. Who does Ill tell the Priest to pray for in Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) Himself.
(b) Guellen.
(c) Claire.
(d) His family.

9. 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) Greek tragedy.
(b) Classical Shakespeare.
(c) Brechtian performance.
(d) Folk-plays.

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

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

12. 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) Owning of.
(c) Filled with judgment.
(d) Removed from.

13. What does Claire call her ninth husband?
(a) Zoby.
(b) Roby.
(c) Boby.
(d) Goby.

14. What kind of cigarettes does the butcher buy in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Camels.
(b) Marlboros.
(c) Dunhills.
(d) Romeo and Juliets.

15. What does Claire say she plans to turn the world into in Act 3?
(a) A cathedral.
(b) A brothel.
(c) A graveyard.
(d) Her destiny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ill cry out after the vote in Act 3, Scene 4?

2. To whom was Claire's shortest marriage?

3. What does Claire offer to Ill in Act 3, Scene 3?

4. Who does the Schoolmaster say he is an admirer of in Act 3, Scene 2?

5. Who owns Konrad's Village Wood?

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