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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 happens after Pa gives the signal?
(a) Manure will slice the king in two.
(b) Ma will distract the king.
(c) Pa will sneak into the king's quarters and the others will protect him.
(d) The two soldiers will hold down the king.

2. What happens after Manure makes his complaint?
(a) Pa takes back his offer to make Manure a duke.
(b) Pa walks away.
(c) Pa punches Manure in the face.
(d) Pa loses his temper.

3. Which of the following is the best definition for a satire?
(a) A drama which occurs through a dream.
(b) A drama with death and violence.
(c) Comedy without hope.
(d) Comedy with exaggeration and foolishness.

4. Which of the following describes how the language of the play opens?
(a) Proper English mixed with some slang terms.
(b) A language foreign to theEnglish speaking reader.
(c) Crudely filled with cursing and epithets.
(d) Eccentric and sometimes unintelligible language.

5. What do the Captain and other guests do when Pa goes out?
(a) Cheer.
(b) Laugh.
(c) Make fun of him.
(d) Talk louder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens as Pa leaves the king?

2. What do the people involved in the plan argue over?

3. What do soliloquys offer to the audience?

4. What is Ma Ubu upset with Pa Ubu for?

5. What does Manure complain about in regards to Pa?

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