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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. What does the author claim must not be overlooked in the character of Claire?
(a) Sense of humor.
(b) Her intelligence.
(c) Sense of evil.
(d) Her beauty.

2. What is Claire wearing in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) A tiara.
(b) A black dress.
(c) A wedding gown.
(d) A ball gown.

3. What does Claire say you have husbands for in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) Money.
(b) Useful agendas.
(c) Display purposes.
(d) Fur coats.

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

5. Who owns Konrad's Village Wood?
(a) Ill.
(b) The Doctor.
(c) The Mayor.
(d) Claire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does not raise a hand in the vote in Act 3, Scene 4?

2. What has Ill's son bought in Act 3, Scene 3?

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

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

5. What does the author write gives rise to speech in the postscript?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the vote held twice in the final scene? Why do the reporters leave?

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

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

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

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

6. How does Durrenmatt say he relates to the characters of the play in the postscript?

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

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

9. How did the child of Ill and Claire die?

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

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