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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to George at the end of Act 1, what is Martha at heart?
(a) A Floozy
(b) A Man
(c) A Romantic
(d) A Libertine

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

3. What habit does George accuse Martha of in this scene?
(a) Nibbling her glass
(b) Biting her nails
(c) Chewing her ice
(d) Grinding her teeth

4. Why did George run the History Department for four years?
(a) Martha's father took ill
(b) Martha's father was on sabatical
(c) He published a popular historical novel
(d) Everyone was in the War

5. Which of the following is not a university to which George compares the play's university?
(a) M.I.T.
(b) Cambridge
(c) Moscow U.
(d) Sorbonne

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of these is not a French insult that George and Martha hurl at each other?

2. What time of day was George and Martha's son killed?

3. What part of George is broken according to Nick?

4. What body part does Martha say Nick's wife lacks?

5. How does George refer to his arguments with Martha while alone with Nick?

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