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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the first man do in an attempt to fend off his feelings about being caught?
(a) 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.
(b) He argues with the Cardinal.
(c) He runs away.
(d) He begs the Cardinal to leave him alone.

3. What does Julian believe about his faith and his sanity?
(a) They are one in the same.
(b) They are strong.
(c) They are two separate entities.
(d) They are weak.

4. Julian says "It is God the mover, not God ______________."
(a) The frozen.
(b) The shaker.
(c) The puppet.
(d) The maker.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the lawyer initiate a discussion of his animosity for the Cardinal?

2. What does the butler share about himself with Julian?

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

4. How does the butler feel about listening to Julian?

5. What species of bird is in the birdcage?

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