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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scenes 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the is a synonym for epithet?
(a) Belief.
(b) Curse.
(c) Nickname.
(d) Tombstone phrase.

2. What happens when Buggerless prepares to defend himself from Pa?
(a) Manure steps between the men.
(b) Pa runs away.
(c) Pa kills Buggerless.
(d) Rosamund protects her son.

3. Who does Buggerless fight with as Rosamund gets away?
(a) Tails.
(b) Heads.
(c) Manure.
(d) Pa.

4. Which of the following is one of the main themes of this play?
(a) Relationships are the meaning of life.
(b) Excessive natures are poor relationships.
(c) Life and relationships are chaotic.
(d) It is through life and relationships that meaning can be drawn.

5. What plans do Pa, Ma and the captain discuss?
(a) Plans to kidnap and release the king.
(b) Plans to assassinate the king.
(c) Plans to ruin the king.
(d) Plans to have Ma meet the king.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do soliloquys offer to the audience?

2. What does the king do for Pa?

3. When the king says that he has complete trust in Pa Ubu, how do Rosamund and Buggerless respond?

4. In what way is Pa violent?

5. How does Ma react to the exchange?

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