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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 does not raise a hand in the vote in Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) The Schoolmaster.
(b) Ill's wife.
(c) Ill.
(d) Claire.
2. What does the author claim that Claire does not represent in the play?
(a) The Marshall Plan.
(b) England.
(c) The Death Penalty.
(d) America.
3. Who does Claire say will be following after the eunuchs soon in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) Herself.
(b) Ill.
(c) The butler.
(d) The musician.
4. What does Claire call her ninth husband?
(a) Roby.
(b) Boby.
(c) Goby.
(d) Zoby.
5. What is Claire wearing in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) A black dress.
(b) A ball gown.
(c) A wedding gown.
(d) A tiara.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which character says he's been over-drinking lately in Act 3, Scene 2?
2. What does the author write gives rise to speech in the postscript?
3. 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?
4. What is Ill doing upstairs in Act 3, Scene 2?
5. The inscription which descends in Act 3, Scene 4 reads, "Life is Serious, ____ Serene."
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the mayor tell Ill in Act 3, Scene 2 when offering him the gun?
2. What does Ill thank Claire for in Act 3, Scene 3?
3. What does Durrenmatt say in reference to allegory or symbolism in the postscript?
4. What is the author's point in writing the postscript?
5. What conclusion has Ill come to in Act 3, Scene 2? Who does he discuss this with in his shop?
6. Who has arrived in the town in Act 3, Scene 2? What is the townspeople's concern about this?
7. What does Ill ask Claire about in Act 3, Scene 3? What is her reply?
8. What does Claire reveal to her guests in Act 3, Scene 1 regarding Guellen?
9. Who begins to tell the truth to the press in Act 3, Scene 2? Who stops him?
10. What does Claire respond to the offer in Act 3, Scene 1?
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