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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. What does Conrad note Ellen can do at the same time as making love?
(a) Eavesdrop.
(b) Watch television.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Eat.

2. What three rooms make up the stage at the beginning of Act 1?
(a) The kitchen, study, and bedroom.
(b) The bedroom, study, and living room.
(c) The terrace, living room, and study.
(d) The living room, kitchen, and study.

3. What does Kreton state his species doesn't do that humans do that he gives as a reason for not being able to explain his origins?
(a) Humans die.
(b) Humans eat.
(c) Humans talk.
(d) Humans sleep.

4. What does Roger claim is the cause of people seeing a spacecraft?
(a) Mass hysteria.
(b) Drugs.
(c) Stress.
(d) An optical illusion.

5. How long did it take for Kreton to reach Earth?
(a) A day.
(b) Three days.
(c) Five years.
(d) Two days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Roger tell Ellen to marry for?

2. What does Powers complain was dropped into his lap?

3. What does Kreton put around the ship?

4. What type of trip does Kreton say the trip to Earth was?

5. What does Conrad use as a name for hotel reservations at the Jefferson Davis?

Short Essay Questions

1. Kreton states he envies humans for being imperfect. Why do you think he says that?

2. Summarize the argument of Roger against the existence of UFOs.

3. Why does Kreton view his race as superior?

4. What happens when Powers threatens to take Kreton's ship apart?

5. Why is Ellen unable to lift the case with her mind the first time she tries?

6. Why does Ellen claim in Act II she cannot marry Roger?

7. Kreton tells Conrad that humans are "blood thirsty savages." Do you believe this is true?

8. Aside from the politics of war, what does Powers complain will suffer as a result of this war?

9. What does Kreton do at the end of the Act that show his intentions?

10. Why does the fight excite Kreton?

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