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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the artist's troubled spirit all the more troubled?
(a) His utter loneliness.
(b) For constant hunger.
(c) His lack of money.
(d) No one takes his trouble seriously.

2. People might have stayed longer at the artist's cage at the circus but for what?
(a) The screaming of the children.
(b) The money necessary.
(c) The crowds on the gangway.
(d) The lack of a manager.

3. Who are the permanent watchers, usually?
(a) Candy salesmen.
(b) Mothers.
(c) Butchers.
(d) Priests.

4. What does the impresario claim to praise of the artist to the public?
(a) His godliness.
(b) His ambition.
(c) His ignorance.
(d) His dedication.

5. What would the children do "for greater security" while watching the artist?
(a) Hide their eyes.
(b) Hide behind their mothers.
(c) Run away.
(d) Hold each others' hands.

Short Answer Questions

1. "A large _____ with its enormous traffic in replacing and recruiting men, animals and apparatus can always find use for people at any time."

2. For whom is the hunger artist often just a joke that happens to be in fashion?

3. What does the impresario sell to the audience?

4. In what tense is "A Hunger Artist" written?

5. What is the cushioning on the hunger artist's stage?

(see the answer key)

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