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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What philosophical leaning does Martha claim to hold?
(a) Stoic
(b) Pedant
(c) Atheist
(d) Social materialist

2. Which of the following is not something to which Martha compares herself in her Act 3 monologue?
(a) An old shoe
(b) A vinegary wine
(c) A creeping vine
(d) A pussycat

3. What does Nick think has happened to Martha when he comes downstairs in Act 3?
(a) He thinks she's talking to Honey
(b) He thinks she's fallen asleep
(c) He thinks she's been attacked by George
(d) He thinks she's gone crazy

4. Where does George say he picked the flowers?
(a) The university quad
(b) His parents' graves
(c) The president's greenhouse
(d) The garden outside

5. Which of the following is not a party game mentioned by George in the second act?
(a) Humiliate the Host
(b) Diddle the Drunk
(c) Get the Guests
(d) Hump the Hostess

Short Answer Questions

1. Which two characters sing "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" at the end of the first act?

2. George compares Nick to what animal as they argue about his upsetting Honey?

3. To what literary heroine does Martha compare herself near the end of Act 1?

4. What does George suggest is under the bridge instead of water?

5. How does George silence Martha as she protests the game?

(see the answer key)

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