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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scenes 5, 6, and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ma Ubu want Pa to do?
(a) Make a plan and stick to it.
(b) Get a new job in Poland.
(c) Murder King Wenceslas.
(d) Run for president of England.

2. What does the king remind Pa that he has to come to?
(a) A party at the castle.
(b) A military parade.
(c) A ball at night.
(d) A reception in his honor.

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

4. In what way is Pa violent?
(a) Cheerfully.
(b) Emotionally.
(c) Verbally.
(d) Physically.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Pa meet with King Wenceslas?

2. What news does the messenger bring to Ma and Pa?

3. What does Pa joke about before he starts eating?

4. What do soliloquys offer to the audience?

5. How does Ma feel about her actions and success at convincing Pa to follow her plan?

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