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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6 (through page 156).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Oscar certain he did not send his script to Kiester?
(a) His name is very laughable.
(b) Kiester is not a well-known producer.
(c) He has never sent his script to anyone.
(d) He has never sent it to a movie producer.

2. Bagby says the miners fear a drop in wages if the President does what?
(a) Comes to visit.
(b) Does not free the slaves.
(c) Not make sure his economic reform policy is passed.
(d) Breaks his promise and frees the slaves.

3. Why does Oscar demand a subpoena of Kiester's records?
(a) To waste time.
(b) To prove that the movie is based on his play.
(c) To prove the ad campaign is a last-minute attempt to poison the atmosphere over Szyrk.
(d) To annoy Kiester.

4. Basie finds dialogue between Kane and Thomas about justice familiar, and Oscar says it is from what?
(a) Shakespeare's Othello.
(b) Thomas Jefferson's autobiography.
(c) Plato's Republic.
(d) Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.

5. What does this travel north end for Thomas?
(a) His desire to return to the south.
(b) His life.
(c) His relationship with his family.
(d) His dream of a life in public office.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Oscar reply when Basie interrupts to ask how Israel fits into his play?

2. What does Oscar wonder about the movie's advertisement?

3. What forces Thomas to go north to prevent the Union government from seizing everything?

4. Why does Oscar include natural slavery in the play?

5. How does Oscar say Bagby's swindling differs from Pentagon operations?

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