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

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

3. What is Mrs. Ill referring to when she says in Act 3, "They're in fashion today"?
(a) Large breasts.
(b) High heels.
(c) Large hair.
(d) High collars.

4. What does Mrs. Ill call the butcher in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Mr. Heimlin.
(b) Mr. Hofbauer.
(c) Mr. Zerich.
(d) Mr. Zussenmoff.

5. Where was the Schoolmaster offered a job in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Kaffigen College.
(b) Humboldt University.
(c) Stockholm College.
(d) Kalberstadt College.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Schoolmaster claim the town is moved by in Act 3, Scene 4?

2. Who has performed guest shows at the town auditorium?

3. What do the reporters want a photograph of Ill selling?

4. Who tries to speak up to the reporters in Act 3, Scene 2?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who has arrived in the town in Act 3, Scene 2? What is the townspeople's concern about this?

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

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

7. What is absurd about the proposition made to Claire in Act 3, Scene 1?

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

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

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

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