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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Martha suggests that George should have listened to her in the bathroom, what does he suggest he would have done instead?
(a) Barged in
(b) Recorded
(c) Barricaded the door
(d) Peeked

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

3. On what day of the week does the play take place?
(a) Sunday
(b) Monday
(c) Wednesday
(d) Friday

4. What does George accuse Martha of doing during these faculty parties?
(a) Flirting
(b) Braying
(c) Dosing
(d) Babbling

5. Why did Martha live alone with her father for most of her early life?
(a) She was adopted
(b) Her mother disappeared for weeks on end
(c) Her mother and father divorced
(d) Her mother died early

6. In what part of the country does the play take place?
(a) The Midwest
(b) New England
(c) The Rocky Mountain West
(d) The Deep South

7. Which mythical creature does George compare Martha to as he discusses his son with Nick?
(a) A hydra
(b) A centaur
(c) A siren
(d) A cyclops

8. Which is not among the "damnedest" drinks that Geroge says Martha used to prefer?
(a) Gimlet
(b) Brandy Alexander
(c) Flaming Punch Bowl
(d) Buck's Fizz

9. What department is Nick actually in?
(a) English
(b) Political Science
(c) Biology
(d) Physics

10. Between which two colors do Martha and George argue, regarding their son's eyes?
(a) Blue and Hazel
(b) Blue and Green
(c) Green and Brown
(d) Brown and Hazel

11. What liquor did George's school friend mispronounce?
(a) Tequila
(b) Gin
(c) Shiraz
(d) Bourbon

12. What was George's relationship to the President of the university when Martha married him?
(a) Gopher
(b) Whipping boy
(c) Heir-apparent
(d) Yes man

13. What nationality does George say the man who painted their abstract painting is?
(a) British
(b) German
(c) Italian
(d) Greek

14. What does Honey say Martha is doing upstairs?
(a) Reapplying her makeup
(b) Changing
(c) Crying
(d) Resting

15. What reason does Nick give for marrying Honey at the beginning of Act 2?
(a) She was pregnant
(b) He lost a bet
(c) He loved her
(d) Her father was the president of his first university

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does George tell Nick and Honey to put their coats?

3. Which of the following is not a term that George uses to describe his son?

4. What does George tell Martha he wants her to stop doing?

5. Which of these is not among the topics of which George claims to have limited knowledge?

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