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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

Why does Tyll volunteer to work in the mines? (from In the Shaft)

To learn about coal and its properties for a magic act.

To contribute to the German war effort.

To avoid military service.

To impress Nele.

2.

What play does Elizabeth recall seeing in London? (from Kings in Winter)

Medea, a Greek tragedy about a mad mother.

The Tempest.

None--she is a devout Catholic and voices deep antipathy toward the theater.

Romeo and Juliet.

3.

What is the plot of the little play the traveling entertainers perform? (from Shoes)

The doomed love between two young people.

The Trojan Horse story from Antiquity, although the townspeople do not understand the story.

The townspeople are not sure but they think it has something to do with the war.

The Biblical story of Adam and Eve.

4.

What mission does the Kaiser entrust to Martin? (from Zusmarshausen)

Bring back a love letter the Kaiser posted to the wife of a rival prince.

Retrieve the famous jester/acrobat Tyll Ulenspiegel and bring him to the court.

Spy on Catholic platoons hiding along the borders of the woods just outside Vienna.

Go to Prague and begin negotiations for a peace agreement.

5.

How does Pirmin die? (from Hunger)

He dies of malnutrition, too long denied real food

Drunk soldiers attack the traveling show and stab him.

He falls to his death off a cliff.

It is not made clear.

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