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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 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) Just.
(d) Peaceful.

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

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

4. 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) They couldn't believe it.
(d) The lights went out.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the factory in the town which is mentioned in Act 3, Scene 1?

2. What kind of cigarettes does the butcher buy in Act 3, Scene 2?

3. What kind of car does Hoby have?

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

2. How has Ill's character undergone a drastic change in Act 3, Scene 2?

3. In Act 3, Scene 2, how do the townspeople view Ill?

4. What takes place in the climax of the play? Where is this scene located?

5. What does the author suggest the play resembles in the postscript?

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

7. What is the author's point in writing the postscript?

8. What is expressed in the final song of the play?

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

10. How does Act 3, Scene 3 change the tone of the play and the reader's view of the main characters?

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