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

2. What does the king do for Pa?
(a) Makes him a count.
(b) Makes him a member of the court.
(c) Makes him a duke.
(d) Makes him an offer of more land.

3. What does Ma tell Pa about his thoughts?
(a) She says he should relax.
(b) She says he blew their plans.
(c) She says that the king knows of their plan.
(d) She says he is stupid.

4. Which of the following characters are the names of the soldiers who are helping with the plan to kill the king?
(a) Manure and Buggerless.
(b) Boleslas and Ladislas.
(c) Wenceslas and Duncan.
(d) Heads and Tails.

5. What is Ma Ubu upset with Pa Ubu for?
(a) Lack of money.
(b) Lack of ambition.
(c) Crude language.
(d) Refusal to talk to her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the best definition for a satire?

2. Which of the following describes how the language of the play opens?

3. What does Ma Ubu want Pa to do?

4. How does Pa feel when he hears what Manure has to say?

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

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