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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of the book Vivian published?
(a) Death Be Not Proud.
(b) Donne and Death: a Comprehensive Text.
(c) Made Cunningly.
(d) A Biography of John Donne.

2. How does Vivian understand the poem, as explained by Ashford?
(a) Uncompromising.
(b) Truth.
(c) Wit.
(d) A puzzle.

3. What is the date of the poem Vivian recites after her ultrasound?
(a) 1609.
(b) 1608.
(c) 1610.
(d) 1611.

4. How does Vivian treat words?
(a) With respect.
(b) As weapons.
(c) As friends.
(d) As life-blood.

5. In what class did Vivian write the paper she has to do over?
(a) Metaphysical Poetry.
(b) Seventeenth-Century Poetry.
(c) The Modern Novel.
(d) Contemporary Poetry.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Vivian doing when she decided to go into the hospital at the beginning of Scene 8?

2. What course does Jason think is a colossal waste of time for researchers?

3. Why does Vivian wander the stage at the end of Scene 12?

4. What type of student usually asks the question Vivian is asked every year?

5. What advantage do the doctors have over Vivian in the world of vocabulary?

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