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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mr. Nickles and Mr. Zuss, in the Prologue, describe the stage as what?
(a) Hell.
(b) Heaven.
(c) On the ground.
(d) In the sky.

2. There are two traditional aspects of man's relationship with God as portrayed in the story. The first is ______ in God's love.
(a) Faith.
(b) Belief.
(c) Joy.
(d) Certainty.

3. The text of the play is written in what?
(a) Choric verse.
(b) Trochaic iameter.
(c) Tetromic pentameter.
(d) Blank verse.

4. Nickles says that J.B. would play his role differently if he were what?
(a) Childless.
(b) Homeless.
(c) Single.
(d) Poor.

5. Sarah compares their children to J.B., saying that they both show gratitude the way a woman does what?
(a) Wears nice jewelry.
(b) Wears a nice dress.
(c) Uses purses.
(d) Wears a nice pair of shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose story do Mr. Nickles and Mr. Zuss portray on the stage?

2. When Zuss and Nickles put their masks on at the end of Scene 2, what do they recite?

3. Nickles says that the real reason for suffering is to learn that everything ends in what?

4. After Zuss and Nickles put on their masks in Scene 7, what is the name of the character who speaks of Job's integrity?

5. What kind of mask is Mr. Nickles supposed to wear?

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