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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Clayton's real family name?
(a) Roberts.
(b) Clancy.
(c) Curtis.
(d) Barnes.

2. What is the reason Dr. Barnes gives Benjamin for closing his ward?
(a) Loss of staff.
(b) Change in services.
(c) Inadequate number of patients.
(d) Budget deficit.

3. How does Fatt plan to convince the workers that strikes don't work?
(a) Give a persuasive speech.
(b) Pass out copies of the Philadelphia report.
(c) Read them the latest edition of the newspaper.
(d) Present experience as evidence.

4. Why might Dr. Barnes feel guilty about the situation?
(a) He knows it is not fair to Benjamin.
(b) He is prone to guilty feelings.
(c) He agrees with the board.
(d) He has been too drunk to notice.

5. What is one reason Sid says that it is so trying to be a man?
(a) Men at work challenge his manhood.
(b) Women are too demanding.
(c) His family wants him to remain a kid.
(d) The bosses with money keep the working class down.

6. What makes the speaker different from other workers?
(a) He participated in the Philadelphia strike.
(b) His family is from Philadelphia.
(c) He worked in Pittsburgh.
(d) He used to have Lefty's position.

7. Who does Fatt ask to stop the talkative Voice?
(a) No one. He let him talk.
(b) His supporters in the audience.
(c) Committee members.
(d) Gunman.

8. Who is the first person to speak in Scene 5?
(a) Sid.
(b) Fatt.
(c) Fayette.
(d) A Voice.

9. How does Clayton exit the meeting?
(a) Rushes out to avoid an attack from workers.
(b) Shakes hands with workers on the way out.
(c) Rushes out for the next meeting.
(d) Walks out slowly while talking to workers.

10. Where does Benjamin think about practicing socialized medicine?
(a) Cuba.
(b) China.
(c) Russia.
(d) Germany.

11. What is the financial status of the patient under discussion?
(a) She is middle class.
(b) She belongs to one of the richest families.
(c) Her insurance will not pay for everything.
(d) She is a charity case.

12. From what location does the Voice challenge Clayton?
(a) From the stage next to speaker.
(b) From the stage next to Fatt.
(c) From his chair in the audience.
(d) On his way out the door.

13. What does Sid mean by "backwash" if he and Florence married?
(a) The families would back them up.
(b) The families would benefit from the marriage.
(c) The marriage would negatively affect the families.
(d) Everything would work out okay.

14. What "complications" result in Benjamin's firing?
(a) He is Jewish.
(b) The board makes a mistake.
(c) Benjamin complains to the board about closing the ward.
(d) Benjamin punches a doctor.

15. What is Clayton accused of doing?
(a) Organizing workers.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Bribery.
(d) Spying.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are the main characters in Scene 6?

2. What upsets Benjamin most about the hospital's politics?

3. In Scene 5, what city does Fatt want the workers to hear about?

4. Where is the hack taking his girl?

5. Why would the workers not want to listen to Clayton?

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