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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sigismund feel he can do?

2. What happens when Sigismund says, "Father, into thy hands? "

3. After Julian sends Simon away, what does he discuss with Anton?

4. How does Sigismund make Anton angry?

5. The King talks at length about how his kingdom is falling apart and how he plans to attack who?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Julian feel about joining the King's court?

2. What does Julian tell Sigismund about his father?

3. How does Anton react to this news? What other news does Simon give Anton?

4. What does Olivier say about violence to come?

5. What did the prophecy contain?

6. What does the King say to the Confessor?

7. What happens to the singing? When does this happen?

8. How does Julian refer to Sigismund and the King?

9. Of what does Julian accuse the Doctor? What is the Doctor's response?

10. How does the Confessor respond to the King?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The dramatic and thematic point of Act 2, Scene 1 is to highlight the difference between earthly influence and spiritual power.

Part 1) Who in this play represents earthly influence? Who represents spiritual power? How is the difference between these highlighted?

Part 2) How is this the theme? What has led up to this theme?

Part 3) How does this theme reinforce the thematic point regarding the value of the spirit, as well as the author's view of earthly influence versus spiritual power?

Essay Topic 2

Part of the play's thematic point relates to the value of the spirit.

Part 1) Prove this statement.

Part 2) What is meant by the spirit? Is the spirit valuable? Why or why not?

Part 3) What might this thematic point reveal about the author? Is the spirit valuable to the author? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Negative comments are made about Jews.

Part 1) What are the comments that are made? Why are they made?

Part 2) How would audiences in 1930s Germany react to these comments? Would their reactions different from how audiences would react today? Why or why not?

Part 3) What is the author's opinion of Jews, based on this play? Explain.

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