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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Claire tell her visitors they are covered in in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Dust.
(b) Blood.
(c) Animal hair.
(d) Straw.

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

4. Where did Claire have the two eunuchs shipped to in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) St. Martin.
(b) Russia.
(c) Hong Kong.
(d) Israel.

5. Man One says that every bridesmaid was a what in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) A millionairess.
(b) A queen.
(c) Film starlet.
(d) A princess.

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

7. Who enters to speak to Claire in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) The Priest and the Doctor.
(b) The Mayor and the Doctor.
(c) The Doctor and Schoolmaster.
(d) The Priest and the Schoolmaster.

8. The author in the postscript says the characters speak as befits what in the final scene?
(a) The rich.
(b) The ancient.
(c) The absurd.
(d) The guilty.

9. Why does the reporter ask the Mayor to redo the vote in Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) The microphone went out.
(b) The camera jammed.
(c) The lights went out.
(d) They couldn't believe it.

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

11. Who does Claire say her ninth husband reminds her of in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) Count Alexander.
(b) Count Holk.
(c) The Duke of Earle.
(d) Count Zisselman.

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

13. In the postscript, the author writes that he has portrayed action and not what?
(a) Parable.
(b) Tragedy.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Comedy.

14. Where is tea being served to the ladies after the vote in Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) The Golden Apple.
(b) Ill's shop.
(c) Petermen's Barn.
(d) The City Park.

15. What does the author claim that Claire does not represent in the play?
(a) The Death Penalty.
(b) America.
(c) The Marshall Plan.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Claire and Ill meet in Act 3, Scene 3?

2. Who does Ill tell the Priest to pray for in Act 3, Scene 4?

3. In terms of performance, the author writes in the postscript that "all that is art should seem to be _____."

4. How does the author say the characters speak in the final scene in the postscript?

5. What is Claire wearing in Act 3, Scene 1?

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