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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Sister Aloysius, what is a form of laziness?
(a) Skipping church.
(b) Innocence.
(c) Skipping class.
(d) Lack of ambition.

2. When the isolated affected people in Father Flynn's opening sermon ask God for help, what is His reply?
(a) Silence.
(b) Yes.
(c) Anger.
(d) No.

3. What happens after the sailor sets his course in the parable of the sailor?
(a) He is eaten by a shark.
(b) A ship comes along.
(c) The sky clouds up.
(d) The raft sinks.

4. What does Sister Aloysius think of the children's dance class?
(a) It's a good form of exercise.
(b) It's a waste of time.
(c) It will build strong muscles.
(d) It is a good creative outlet.

5. What is happening to Sister Veronica?
(a) She is going deaf.
(b) She is going blind.
(c) She is dying of cancer.
(d) She is retiring.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Father Flynn's sermon on doubt, what did he say binds people together?

2. When speaking about doubt in Scene 1, what does Father Flynn say is worse than a society sharing a sense of despair?

3. In what year does the play take place?

4. What is Sister James' class doing while she is with Sister Aloysius in Scene 2?

5. As the days roll on, what does the sailor in Father Flynn's sermon start to have?

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