Our Country's Good Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What is Arscott’s compass, and who gave it to him? (from Act Two, Scenes 1 – 5)

A piece of paper with a compass drawn on it.

A piece of paper with the word “south” written on it; it was given to him by a sailor.

A piece of paper with the word “north” written on it; it was given to him by a sailor.

An actual compass, but without a needle to show direction.

2.

Why does Clark say that Wisehammer cannot use his new prologue? (from Act Two, Scene 11)

He is afraid the officers watching the play will react badly to the comments made in the prologue about England.

He is jealous of Wisehammer's feelings for Duckling, and refuses to let him read the prologue out of revenge.

He is angry that Wisehammer is trying to change the words of the play's original author.

He is afraid the officers watching the play will react badly to the comments made in the prologue about the women in the play.

3.

Who offers to try to do something to help Duckling, both in the play and in general? (from Act Two, Scene 11)

Dabby, Wisehammer, and Sideway.

Liz, Clark, and Wisehammer.

Mary, Liz, and Clark.

The Aborigine, Mary, and Liz.

4.

What is significant about the words that Liz uses to speak to Phillip after she has told the truth about the theft? (from Act Two, Scenes 8 - 10)

They are her own ideas, expressed in the words of another play she and the other convict-actors have been reading..

They are words that she heard Phillip say to Clark.

They were written for her by Wisehammer.

They are her own ideas, expressed in the words of the play she and the other convict-actors have been rehearsing.

5.

What are Dabby’s plans? (from Act Two, Scene 11)

To start a new theatre company and create plays about her life.

To use the distraction provided by the end of the play and start her escape to England.

To use the distraction provided by the end of the play and stab Ross.

To start a theatre company and direct plays starring Mary.

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