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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the first man do in an attempt to fend off his feelings about being caught?
(a) He argues with the Cardinal.
(b) He overcompensates with his behavior toward the Cardinal, kneeling to kiss his ring and addressing him in the third person to keep the situation and conversation impersonal.
(c) He begs the Cardinal to leave him alone.
(d) He runs away.

2. Who enters the courtyard through an iron gate and moves quietly toward the man and watches him with mild amusement?
(a) The Cardinal.
(b) Miss Alice.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) Julian.

3. Who is cooing and talking to the birds, trying to engage them to interact with him?
(a) The Cardinal.
(b) Julian.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) Miss Alice.

4. What species of bird is in the birdcage?
(a) Doves.
(b) Cardinal.
(c) Sparrows.
(d) Wrens.

5. What would she like to do for the church for twenty years?
(a) Teach Sunday school every week.
(b) Spend one day a month working for a charity.
(c) Make a new robe for the priest every year.
(d) Give one hundred million dollars a year.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the play open?

2. What becomes clearer as the first person becomes more verbal and forthright about the second?

3. What is said about the appropriateness of the two cardinals?

4. What, at last, occurs?

5. Who delights in the lawyer's discomfort?

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