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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scenes 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. This play, and the story of Job, are allegories for what?
(a) The human experience of suffering.
(b) The human experience in relation with God.
(c) The human experience of existentialism.
(d) The human experience and philosophy.

2. Once Nickles and Zuss have their masks on, where do they quote lines from?
(a) The Bible.
(b) History books.
(c) Famous movies.
(d) Shakespeare.

3. Where is the story of Job found?
(a) In the New Testament.
(b) In the Apocrapha.
(c) In the Pentateuch.
(d) In the Old Testament.

4. When Mr. Zuss climbs the ladder, what kind of mask does he find?
(a) Beautiful and powerful.
(b) Restful and glorious.
(c) Restful and angelic.
(d) Beautiful and peaceful.

5. What word characterizes Zuss' and Nickles' thoughts about J.B.'s acting abilities?
(a) Negative.
(b) Sympathetic.
(c) Positive.
(d) Grand.

Short Answer Questions

1. Existentialism is a philosophical movement of what century?

2. When the writer uses words that begin with the same sound to get the attention of the reader, it is called what?

3. At the beginning of Scene 2, what do Zuss and Nickles remove?

4. What does the First Messenger do when the Second Messenger tells J.B. and Sarah that their children are dead because of a drunk driver?

5. When Sarah and J.B. invite the soldiers into the house, where do they go to sit and talk?

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