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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. What does the butler do?
(a) Enters and agrees that the model is an extraordinary piece of work.
(b) Teases the Cardinal.
(c) Dusts the model.
(d) Writes down the measurements.

2. How does Julian respond?
(a) That he is friends with the Cardinal.
(b) With the details of training to become a priest.
(c) By saying that the past six years of his life were blank but not black.
(d) He tells them all he knows about birds.

3. What happens to the conversation.
(a) It settles down.
(b) It suddenly ends.
(c) It gets even uglier.
(d) It turns into a brawl.

4. What does the butler share about himself with Julian?
(a) His name is also Julian.
(b) He is at Julian's service.
(c) His name, as well as his occupation, is Butler.
(d) He does not enjoy being a butler.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the second person react?

3. Who delights in the lawyer's discomfort?

4. To what are the second man's words compared?

5. How does the play open?

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