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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. In terms of performance, the author writes in the postscript that "all that is art should seem to be _____."
(a) Truth.
(b) Nature.
(c) Art.
(d) Structured.

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

3. Where does Act 3, Scene 1 take place?
(a) Konrad's Village Wood.
(b) Petersen's Barn.
(c) The Hospital.
(d) The Church.

4. Where do Claire and Ill meet in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) The Golden Apple.
(b) Petersen's Barn.
(c) Ill's store.
(d) Konrad's Village Wood.

5. What is the name of the factory in the town which is mentioned in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Bockmann.
(b) Wascher.
(c) Wagner.
(d) Heimlin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Claire say she plans to turn the world into in Act 3?

2. The author claims in the postscript that he has depicted people in the play and not what?

3. What is the name of Ill's daughter in the play?

4. Man One says that every bridesmaid was a what in Act 3, Scene 2?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is revealed about the townspeople in the final scene of the play?

3. What is absurd about the proposition made to Claire in Act 3, Scene 1?

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

5. Where does Ill meet Claire in Act 3, Scene 3? Who is she with?

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

7. What does the mayor tell Ill in Act 3, Scene 2 when offering him the gun?

8. What does Ill thank Claire for in Act 3, Scene 3?

9. What does Durrenmatt mean regarding "not imposing excessive meaning" in the postscript?

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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