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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act Two: Scenes 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does an aborigine call the first convict ship to land in Australia?
(a) Nightmare.
(b) Dream.
(c) Danger.
(d) Beast.

2. What does Phillip say that a slave boy can learn in Act Two: Scene 2?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Astronomy.
(c) Science.
(d) Mathematics.

3. What did Sideway used to buy from market traders in London?
(a) Rye bread.
(b) Mince pie.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Cheese.

4. Why does Liz say that Wisehammer is not English?
(a) Because he was born in Germany.
(b) Because he was born in France.
(c) Because he is Jewish.
(d) Because he was born in Italy.

5. In Act One: Scene 11, with what scene does the play rehearsal begin with?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the first convict ship land in Australia?

2. What prisoner remains in chains in Act Two: Scene 5?

3. Who come to see Ralph in Act One: Scene 5 regarding being in the play?

4. Who does Ralph want Mary to play in The Recruiting Officer?

5. What does an aborigine say billows from the oars of the ship he sees in Scene 2?

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