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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the Schoolmaster claim is the root of much evil in Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Power.
(c) Money.
(d) Greed.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the author state that Ill ultimately receives in the end of the play?

3. What does Claire invite her visitors to sit upon in Act 3, Scene 1?

4. What does Ill's family leave him to go do in Act 3, Scene 3?

5. Who does the author compare the character of Claire to in the postscript?

Short Essay Questions

1. What plea do the visitors make to Claire in Act 3, Scene 1?

2. How is Claire's love of power revealed in Act 3, Scene 1?

3. Who begins to tell the truth to the press in Act 3, Scene 2? Who stops him?

4. What are Ill's final requests before dying?

5. What does Ill ask Claire about in Act 3, Scene 3? What is her reply?

6. What does Claire reveal to her guests in Act 3, Scene 1 regarding Guellen?

7. What does Durrenmatt say regarding the setting of the play?

8. What does Durrenmatt say in reference to allegory or symbolism in the postscript?

9. What are Claire's final words to Ill in Act 3, Scene 3?

10. What conclusion has Ill come to in Act 3, Scene 2? Who does he discuss this with in his shop?

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