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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 Mrs. Ill call the butcher in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Mr. Heimlin.
(b) Mr. Zerich.
(c) Mr. Hofbauer.
(d) Mr. Zussenmoff.
2. Man One says that every bridesmaid was a what in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) A queen.
(b) Film starlet.
(c) A millionairess.
(d) A princess.
3. Who enters to speak to Claire in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) The Doctor and Schoolmaster.
(b) The Mayor and the Doctor.
(c) The Priest and the Doctor.
(d) The Priest and the Schoolmaster.
4. Who does Ill tell the Priest to pray for in Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) Himself.
(b) Guellen.
(c) Claire.
(d) His family.
5. The inscription which descends in Act 3, Scene 4 reads, "Life is Serious, ____ Serene."
(a) Art.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Tapestry.
(d) Love.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where do Claire and Ill meet in Act 3, Scene 3?
2. The author writes in the postscript that Ill's family is not wicked, only what?
3. What does the author claim must not be overlooked in the character of Claire?
4. Who does not raise a hand in the vote in Act 3, Scene 4?
5. Where has Claire sent Hoby in Act 3, Scene 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Act 3, Scene 3 change the tone of the play and the reader's view of the main characters?
2. Who begins to tell the truth to the press in Act 3, Scene 2? Who stops him?
3. What does Claire respond to the offer in Act 3, Scene 1?
4. What does Durrenmatt mean regarding "not imposing excessive meaning" in the postscript?
5. What does the author suggest the play resembles in the postscript?
6. What is absurd about the proposition made to Claire in Act 3, Scene 1?
7. How has Ill's character undergone a drastic change in Act 3, Scene 2?
8. What plea do the visitors make to Claire in Act 3, Scene 1?
9. What does Claire reveal to her guests in Act 3, Scene 1 regarding Guellen?
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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