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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Pages 10-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the play's notes, the action begins
(a) On a country road in the afternoon.
(b) In a park in the evening.
(c) On a country road in the evening.
(d) In a park in the morning.

2. The two main characters in the play are waiting for
(a) Godot.
(b) the Boy.
(c) Lucky.
(d) Pozzo.

3. The main characters call each other
(a) Estragon and Vladimir.
(b) Boy and Lucky.
(c) Pozzo and Lucky.
(d) Gogo and Didi.

4. While discussing the hanging, Vladimir asks Estragon what they should do. Estragon replies
(a) "Let's do it right away."
(b) "We can think more about it."
(c) "Don't let's do anything. It's safer."
(d) "Let's find another tree so that we can both hang."

5. During the first part of Act I, Estragon keeps looking for something that he doesn't find in what?
(a) His hat.
(b) His shoes.
(c) The tree.
(d) The sky.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the beginning of the first act, while Vladimir is pacing back and forth, Estragon

2. During the first act, when Estragon complains because Vladimir woke him up, Vladimir tells Estragon he woke him up because

3. The two main characters in "Waiting for Godot" are

4. Several times during the beginning of the first act, Vladimir keeps taking off and putting back on his

5. When Estragon and Vladimir first discuss the tree, they notice it is

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