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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act II: Pages 24-31.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose mistress is Beatrice von Holsteinkrona?
(a) The Student's.
(b) The Dead Man's.
(c) The Old Man's.
(d) The Colonel's.

2. What object does the Colonel have in his hand when he enters the Round Room in Act II?
(a) A knife.
(b) A letter.
(c) A rope.
(d) A drink.

3. The Old Man tells the student, "Serve me and you shall be a lord of" (11) what?
(a) The manor.
(b) Success.
(c) Existence.
(d) Creation.

4. What is the first major task the Old Man assigns to the Student?
(a) Attending a circus performance.
(b) Attending the coronation.
(c) Attending the symphony.
(d) Attending the opera.

5. The Old Man tells the Student that he has no heirs except one son, whom he describes in what way?
(a) Traitorous.
(b) Blasphemous.
(c) Murderous.
(d) Good-for-nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Dead Man had held what position in life, according to the Old Man?

2. When the Student first asks Johansson what the Old Man is "after," (14) what is the Student's initial guess?

3. What is revealed to be the Old Man's surname?

4. The Old Man asserts that only how many deceptive witnesses are needed in order to "prove anything about which they have agreed," (30) according to the Old Man?

5. When the Old Man arrives at the ghost supper, he demands that his presence be announced to which character?

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