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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 the postscript, the author writes that he has portrayed action and not what?
(a) Parable.
(b) Comedy.
(c) Tragedy.
(d) Allegory.

2. The author in the postscript says that under the circumstances of the play he is not sure of what?
(a) He'd have committed suicide.
(b) He would have acted differently.
(c) He wouldn't have left.
(d) He would have stayed.

3. What is the principle concern that Claire's visitors come to speak to her about in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Debt.
(b) The Schools.
(c) Murder.
(d) The Library.

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

5. The author states in the postscript that the townspeople must emphatically not be portrayed as what?
(a) Just.
(b) Wicked.
(c) Greedy.
(d) Good.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who took away the child that Claire bore?

2. In the postscript, how does the author say he considers himself in comparison to the characters of the play?

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

4. Who does the author compare the character of Claire to in the postscript?

5. Who is speaking at the beginning of Act 3, Scene 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who meets Claire in Act 3, Scene 1? Why?

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

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

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

10. What are Ill's final requests before dying?

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