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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 Claire say her ninth husband reminds her of in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) Count Zisselman.
(b) Count Holk.
(c) Count Alexander.
(d) The Duke of Earle.

2. What does Claire offer to Ill in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) An umbrella.
(b) A cigarette.
(c) A flower.
(d) A suitcase.

3. That author claims in the postscript that "nothing could harm this comedy with a tragic end more than ______."
(a) The avant-garde.
(b) Postmodernism.
(c) Heavy seriousness.
(d) Stylization.

4. How much does the painter charge Mrs. Ill for the painting in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) 30 pounds.
(b) 35 pounds.
(c) 10 pounds.
(d) 50 pounds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Act 3, Scene 1 take place?

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

3. The inscription which descends in Act 3, Scene 4 reads, "Life is Serious, ____ Serene."

4. What does Claire call her ninth husband?

5. What is Claire wearing in Act 3, Scene 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What conclusion has Ill come to in Act 3, Scene 2? Who does he discuss this with in his shop?

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

4. What is expressed in the final song of the play?

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

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

7. What plea do the visitors make to Claire in Act 3, Scene 1?

8. In Act 3, Scene 2, how do the townspeople view Ill?

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

10. What is the outcome of the vote in Act 3, Scene 4? How do the townspeople justify it?

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