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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom was Claire's shortest marriage?
(a) The Duke of Winchester.
(b) Lord Ishmael.
(c) Count Holk.
(d) The Armenian.

2. 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) Greek tragedy.
(c) Brechtian performance.
(d) Classical Shakespeare.

3. What is the principle concern that Claire's visitors come to speak to her about in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Debt.
(b) Murder.
(c) The Schools.
(d) The Library.

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

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

6. Where was the Doctor offered a job in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Kaffigen College.
(b) Stockholm College.
(c) Kalberstadt College.
(d) Erlangen University.

7. Who does the author compare the character of Claire to in the postscript?
(a) Medea.
(b) Juliet.
(c) Clytemnestra.
(d) Ophelia.

8. What does Claire use to examine her guests in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) A lorgnette.
(b) A magnifying glass.
(c) Sunglasses.
(d) Eyeglasses.

9. The painter gives Mrs. Ill a portrait of whom in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Claire.
(b) Ill's daughter.
(c) Ill.
(d) Herself.

10. Who does not raise a hand in the vote in Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) The Schoolmaster.
(b) Ill's wife.
(c) Claire.
(d) Ill.

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

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

13. What is the name of Ill's daughter in the play?
(a) Grusha.
(b) Natalie.
(c) Ottilie.
(d) Hilda.

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

15. What is Claire's ninth husband?
(a) A plastic surgeon.
(b) A Nobel Prize winner.
(c) A musician.
(d) A film star.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the author claim that Claire does not represent in the play?

3. Where did Claire have the two eunuchs shipped to in Act 3, Scene 3?

4. What is Mrs. Ill referring to when she says in Act 3, "They're in fashion today"?

5. In the postscript, how does the author say he considers himself in comparison to the characters of the play?

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