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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. After the Recruit goes off, what does conversation between the guards reveal about Olivier?

2. What does Anton do to Sigismund?

3. what does the Doctor think about what has been done to Sigismund?

4. What does Sigismund do when the Peasant Woman tries to get him to pray with her?

5. What does the Doctor speak about in regards to the Prisoner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Peasant Woman try to get Sigismund to do? How does he respond?

2. How does the play end?

3. What does Olivier think he hears?

4. How does Sigismund react when Julian appears? What does Julian do when he sees Sigismund's reaction?

5. What does the King say Sigismund must do?

6. What did the prophecy contain?

7. How does Anton feel about joining the King's court?

8. How does Sigismund imitate Christ?

9. How does the scene begin?

10. Why does the King believe he must be listened to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The relationship between Sigismund and the Children's King is important.

Part 1) Describe their relationship. Why is their relationship like this?

Part 2) Why is their relationship important?

Part 3) What does their relationship symbolize? What is the audience supposed to get from this relationship? Why?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

The confrontation between Sigismund and the King in the second part of the third act is the play's first climax.

Part 1) Describe the confrontation. Why does the confrontation take place? How is this confrontation foreshadowed?

Part 2) What does this confrontation symbolize? How do you know this?

Part 3) What can a reader or audience member learn from this confrontation? What is the purpose of this confrontation?

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