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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 is the setting of this scene?
(a) In a room in the tower.
(b) In the dungeon.
(c) In the King's private rooms.
(d) In a field behind the tower.

2. What does Olivier think he hears being passed back and forth?
(a) Signals between bands of Jewish smugglers.
(b) Arguing between two guards.
(c) A rubber ball.
(d) A pigeon carrying news from one prince to another.

3. How does Anton respond to Julian's interest to join the court?
(a) He knows Julian will be a good choice for the court.
(b) He tells him he willll be facing several new and difficult responsibilities and suggests they escape before they get involved in all the politics and manipulations of court life.
(c) He hopes he too will be asked to be a part of the court.
(d) He is just as excited to be a part of the King's court.

4. How does Andrew explain the source of the noise?
(a) The Prisoner is suffocating his cellmate.
(b) The Prisoner is crying and praying for help.
(c) The Prisoner has a horse's bone that he uses to attack rats and other vermin when they get too much for him.
(d) The Prisoner is singing to himself to stay calm.

5. what does the Doctor think about what has been done to Sigismund?
(a) It is interesting.
(b) It is monstrous.
(c) It is incredible.
(d) It is sad.

Short Answer Questions

1. Over what do Olivier, Pancras and Andrew argue?

2. In front of the tower, why does Olivier bully and berate a young Recruit?

3. Specific parallels to _____ story appear throughout the play, making thematic points about the importance of integrity, faith and tensions between spiritual and earthly power.

4. Of what was the Prisoner convicted?

5. Of what was the Doctor accused based on the Prisoner's survival?

(see the answer key)

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