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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Olivier refer to the Prisoner?
(a) As a thief.
(b) As a lout.
(c) As a prince.
(d) As a beggar.

2. What does the King tell a nearby Beggar about Brother Ignatius?
(a) He will be glad to see him and tells him to wait.
(b) He is not available and does not want to see him.
(c) He is a villain.
(d) He is his brother.

3. About what are the citizens talking?
(a) A feast held in honor of the King.
(b) A large funeral mass to be held for the King's nephew.
(c) A revolution that will end the lives of the nobility and the wealthy.
(d) Who will inherit the throne.

4. Who is a spiritual young man tortured and imprisoned by authority figures afraid of his power?
(a) Julian.
(b) Sigismund.
(c) The Children's King.
(d) Siegfried.

5. Who does Olivier think can sense "the bloodshed to come?"
(a) The Jewish smugglers.
(b) The princes.
(c) The pigeons.
(d) The guards.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens when Sigismund drinks the potion?

3. What does Ignatius say about how the terror and remorse the King is experiencing?

4. What does Sigismund feel when he wakes up?

5. In the distance, what are heard?

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