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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act Two: Scenes 8-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What crop is Lieutenant Clark growing that he thinks is being stolen?
(a) Carrots.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Corn.
(d) Turnips.

2. What type of a play is The Recruiting Officer?
(a) Tragedy.
(b) Musical.
(c) Historical.
(d) Comedy.

3. In Act Two: Scene 1, who is in chains?
(a) Liz, Wisehammer, Arscott, and Caesar.
(b) Caesar, Ketch, and Wisehammer.
(c) Duckling, Arscott, and Sideway.
(d) Liz, Mary, Sideway, and Dabby.

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

5. What was Phillip doing when he was asked to become governor of the penal colony?
(a) Serving as a magistrate.
(b) Serving as an actuary.
(c) Teaching.
(d) Farming.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Captain Collins going to write about?

2. Where does Sideway say the glory of his day was when he lived in London?

3. In Act Two: Scene 7, what has Clark ordered for Mary to wear in the play?

4. How many lashes does it take to lay bare a man's shoulder blades?

5. In Scene 1, where is the ship headed?

(see the answer key)

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