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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. Who is speaking at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) The Radio Announcer.
(b) The Mayor.
(c) Ill.
(d) Claire.
2. What kind of cigarettes does the butcher buy in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Romeo and Juliets.
(b) Camels.
(c) Marlboros.
(d) Dunhills.
3. Where does Mrs. Ill tell the reporters her husband is in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Armenia.
(b) Olberstadt.
(c) Kaffigen.
(d) Kalberstadt.
4. What is the name of the factory in the town which is mentioned in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Wagner.
(b) Wascher.
(c) Bockmann.
(d) Heimlin.
5. Where did Claire have the two eunuchs shipped to in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) St. Martin.
(b) Israel.
(c) Hong Kong.
(d) Russia.
Short Answer Questions
1. 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?
2. Who does not raise a hand in the vote in Act 3, Scene 4?
3. What does Ill's family leave him to go do in Act 3, Scene 3?
4. The author in the postscript says the characters speak as befits what in the final scene?
5. In the postscript, how does the author say he considers himself in comparison to the characters of the play?
Short Essay Questions
1. What plea do the visitors make to Claire in Act 3, Scene 1?
2. What is the outcome of the vote in Act 3, Scene 4? How do the townspeople justify it?
3. What does Durrenmatt say in reference to allegory or symbolism in the postscript?
4. What does Ill ask Claire about in Act 3, Scene 3? What is her reply?
5. Who begins to tell the truth to the press in Act 3, Scene 2? Who stops him?
6. How does Act 3, Scene 3 change the tone of the play and the reader's view of the main characters?
7. What is the author's point in writing the postscript?
8. What does Durrenmatt say regarding the setting of the play?
9. How did the child of Ill and Claire die?
10. What are Ill's final requests before dying?
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