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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. From what country do Nick and George think the toy gun comes?
(a) Japan
(b) China
(c) India
(d) Italy

4. About what does Martha now want to talk?
(a) Her father
(b) Her son
(c) History
(d) Politics

5. How does George refer to his arguments with Martha while alone with Nick?
(a) Sparring
(b) Making love
(c) Performing
(d) Exercising

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Nick teach before coming to the university where the play is located?

2. What sport does George invite Nick to play with him?

3. What does George think is the name of the film Martha is referencing?

4. What game did Nick and Honey play when they were younger?

5. According to George,the way to a man's heart is ___________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Martha's emotional confession.

2. What confession does Honey make?

3. What is Martha's reaction to Get the Guests?

4. What is Martha's relationship with her father?

5. What is the room's reaction to George's claims that Nick plans to alter the world's chromosomes?

6. What is the reason George gives for talking at such length about Nick's life?

7. How does George set Martha up for embarrassment as he opens the door?

8. Where does the title of the play come from?

9. Describe George's "party games" bit.

10. How did Honey's family come to be so wealthy?

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