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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What does Eurydice's father break the rules of the underworld to build for her? (from Movement Two: Scenes 1 - 5)

A suitcase with no clothes inside.

An umbrella.

A room made of string.

A memory book.

2.

What does Orpheus write in his first letter to Eurydice? (from Movement Two: Scenes 1 - 5)

A declaration of love.

An elegy.

Instructions for her next husband.

A symphony for twelve instruments.

3.

Sarah Ruhl's vision of the underworld best exemplifies how the literary genre, magical realism, influences her work. Which of these is the best definition of magical realism? (from Movement Two: Scenes 1 - 5)

. Magical realism is a literary genre wherein fantastical elements are presented as though they are quotidian.

Magical realism is a literary genre wherein fantastical elements are presented as though they are magical.

Magical realism is a literary genre that cannot be used convincingly in drama.

Magical realism is a literary genre wherein whether or not an element is fantastical is determined based on how a reader perceives it.

4.

7. The Nasty Interesting Man's apartment is which of the following? (from Movement One: Scenes 4 - 7)

It is a bachelor pad.

It is a gateway to the underworld.

It is a high rise apartment.

It is the site of Eurydice's sexual assault.

5.

What makes Orpheus forget Eurydice? (from Movement Three: Scenes 1-3)

Orpheus shows his love for Eurydice by writing songs for her. If he cannot remember the notes he played, he cannot remember Eurydice.

He descends to the underworld in an elevator that rains on the inside, and the water erases his memories.

Orpheus does not forget Eurydice.

The Lord of the Underworld said previously that if he checked to see if Eurydice was following him they would permanently separate, and so he is not permitted to recognize her a second time.

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