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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. How do the two continue to insult one another?
(a) They whisper nasty remarks under their breath.
(b) They do so with swinging fists.
(c) They glare at one another.
(d) Each man begins to question the intimate relations of the other's mother and their resulting parentage.

2. How does the scene end?
(a) Miss Alice asks the birds to help her deal with the plans she has in mind.
(b) The lawyer goes back to talking to the birds.
(c) As the Cardinal coos to the birds, asking if they are able to comfort each other.
(d) The lawyer, Cardinal, and Miss Alice plot.

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

4. Why is it appropriate?
(a) The Cardinal is no more intelligent than a bird.
(b) They are cardinals, just like the Cardinal.
(c) Because the birds understand each other so much better than would birds of any other kind.
(d) The lawyer and the Cardinal are friends that have grown up in the same household.

5. Over what do the two original characters banter a while longer?
(a) Miss Alice's purpose for her donation.
(b) The vice that money can be.
(c) Each other's childhood nicknames.
(d) Their careers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Alice want to do this for the church?

3. How does the play open?

4. For whom is the larger of the two chairs?

5. How does the second person make his insult more insulting?

(see the answer key)

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