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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What recent diplomatic event sickens Roy Cohn?
(a) Kruschev at the UN
(b) Nixon meeting with Mao Zedong
(c) Reagan and Gorbachev in Rejkavec
(d) Carter's Camp David Accords

2. At the end of Act 4, Scene 6, what does Prior say Hannah does to him?
(a) Cools his overheated mind
(b) Stiffens his spine
(c) Lulls him to sleep
(d) Makes him crazy

3. What is Belize's given name?
(a) Norman
(b) William
(c) Charles
(d) Derek

4. To what famous media icon does Prior compare Joe in Act 4, Scene 2?
(a) John Wayne
(b) James Bond
(c) Burt Reynolds
(d) The Marlboro Man

5. Which of the following characters never goes to the Afterlife in Angels in America?
(a) Hannah
(b) Prior
(c) Roy
(d) Harper

6. According to Joe in Act 4, Scene 4, why did he travel from Utah to New York?
(a) To get away from Hannah
(b) To find a place where Harper wouldn't stick out
(c) To follow his heart
(d) To be a real lawyer

7. Which of the following adjectives is not one that Belize uses in his comparison of Roy Cohn and America in Act 4, Scene 3?
(a) Crazy
(b) Mean
(c) Racist
(d) Terminal

8. During what type of surgery did Roy Cohn convince the anesthesiologist to let him stay awake?
(a) Reverse viscectomy
(b) Face lift
(c) Liposuction
(d) Hip replacement

9. Who does Roy Cohn call in Act 1, Scene 5, to get his own stash of AZT?
(a) Joe Pitt
(b) Martin Heller
(c) Nancy Reagan
(d) Ed Meese

10. In what year is the diorama at the Mormon Visitor's Center supposed to take place?
(a) 1847
(b) 33
(c) 1919
(d) 1796

11. In Act 4, Scene 3, Louis accuses Belize of hating him because why?
(a) He is bored
(b) He knows he is tougher than Louis
(c) He's in love with Prior
(d) He hates Jewish people

12. In what color is the Angel dressed when she enters Prior's hospital room in Act 5?
(a) Black
(b) White
(c) Grey
(d) Red

13. With whom is Sarah Ironson playing cards in Act 5, Scene 6?
(a) Rabbi Chemelwitz
(b) Ethel Rosenberg
(c) Roy Cohn
(d) Harper Pitt

14. Who is next to Prior when he returns to his hospital bed in Act 5, Scene 8?
(a) Hannah
(b) Emily
(c) Belize
(d) Louis

15. By Act 4, Scene 4, how long has Hannah been trying to get hold of Joe since coming to New York?
(a) 5 months
(b) 3 months
(c) 2 weeks
(d) 1 month

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Sarah Ironson, what is central to the Jewish Way?

2. What happens to Hannah when the Angel kisses her in Act 5, Scene 1?

3. What is the last word that Roy Cohn says before dying?

4. According to Emily in Act 4, Scene 6, how much weight has Prior lost?

5. What news does Ethel Rosenberg deliver to Roy in Act 4, Scene 9?

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