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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the king says that he has complete trust in Pa Ubu, how do Rosamund and Buggerless respond?
(a) They say he is hard headed.
(b) They say he is being foolish.
(c) They say he is too mean hearted.
(d) They say he is too trusting.

2. What do soliloquys offer to the audience?
(a) Insight into motives of characters not introduced.
(b) Actions which can not be portrayed on a stage.
(c) The unique relationship between characters.
(d) The character's inner thoughts.

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

4. What do the people involved in the plan argue over?
(a) Who will become the king after he is killed.
(b) Who will actually kill the king.
(c) What method to use to kill the king.
(d) When they should kill the king.

5. What does Pa offer to the captain in exchange for his help?
(a) That he will pay him handsomely.
(b) That the entire country will be better off.
(c) That he will become a duke.
(d) That he will give him a night with Ma.

6. How does Pa describe Ma to the king?
(a) Loving wife.
(b) Beautiful woman.
(c) Old woman.
(d) Old hag.

7. How does Pa feel when he hears what Manure has to say?
(a) Disgusted.
(b) Angered.
(c) Surprised.
(d) Happy.

8. What does Pa vow as he leaves?
(a) To never return to the castle.
(b) To kill Buggerless no matter what.
(c) To have revenge.
(d) To kill the king no matter what.

9. What does Manure say to Pa's suggestion?
(a) That Pa can count on both Manure and his men.
(b) That he finds it interesting, but he needs more than being a duke.
(c) That he must tell the king what Pa is planning.
(d) That Pa doesn't know what he is doing.

10. Why does Pa invite everyone to the palace?
(a) To open the castle.
(b) For the race.
(c) For a feast.
(d) To protect him.

11. What happens as Pa leaves the king?
(a) He shakes hands with the king.
(b) He falls and hurts himself.
(c) He swears at his wife.
(d) He punches Buggerless.

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

13. What do Ma and Manure try to convince Pa to do?
(a) Promote Manure to duke.
(b) Have a feast.
(c) Move all of the riches from the castle.
(d) Kill the rest of the people loyal to the king.

14. What does Pa do when he he gets tired of hearing what Ma has to say?
(a) He starts to make a plan.
(b) He smacks her in the mouth.
(c) He runs out.
(d) He cusses and tells her to shut up.

15. How does Pa react to the news?
(a) He says he will kill him during the meeting.
(b) He cries uncontrollable.
(c) He verbally screams at Ma.
(d) He becomes cowardly.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Buggerless respond to the punishment?

3. How many sons does the king have?

4. What does Buggerless call Pa?

5. Why is Pa willing to give away some of the money?

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