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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has the King ordered Julian to be for the rest of his life?

2. Who is the Confessor?

3. How do the peasants feel about Sigismund?

4. What does the Gypsy Girl magically cause to emerge from the earth?

5. What does Sigismund do with Julian's request regarding the royal robes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Gypsy Girl's reference to Sigismund as Judas is ironic.

Part 1) Why does she refer to him as Judas? Would you have agreed with her? Why or why not?

Part 2) Why is this reference ironic?

Part 3) What must be known about Sigismund to realize the irony?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The play's secondary point is that the kind of spiritual life Sigismund leads is ideal.

Part 1) Describe Sigismund's spiritual life. Why might it be ideal?

Part 2) What does the author expect the audience to do with this knowledge? Use the text to support your response.

Part 3) How does Sigismund reveal to the audience what the author might expect from a leader in real life? Use the text for support.

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