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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. Who was Saint Francis?
(a) A friend to all animals who often talked to creatures, even birds of the sky.
(b) A man who hunted wild animals.
(c) A martyr burned at the stake.
(d) A pope.

2. About what do they continue to rib each other?
(a) Their mistresses.
(b) Their strange clothing.
(c) Their love of birds.
(d) Their school yard nicknames.

3. What does the first man insinuate about the second man?
(a) The inappropriate relationship between the lawyer and Miss Alice.
(b) The inappropriate relationship between the Cardinal and Miss Alice.
(c) The inappropriate relationship between Miss Alice and the assistant.
(d) An inappropriate relationship between the Cardinal and his assistant.

4. How does the second person react?
(a) With joy.
(b) With skepticism.
(c) With surprise.
(d) With tears.

5. What would Miss Alice like to do for the church?
(a) Make new clothing for the priests.
(b) Give a huge donation.
(c) Teach Sunday school.
(d) Donate her time to a charity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What species of bird is in the birdcage?

2. Who enters the courtyard through an iron gate and moves quietly toward the man and watches him with mild amusement?

3. How do the two continue to insult one another?

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

5. Who delights in the lawyer's discomfort?

(see the answer key)

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