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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the law state it was illegal to do with the dead man who fought against the state?
(a) Acknowledge you were related to him.
(b) Talk about him.
(c) Think about him.
(d) Bury him.

2. The play ends with Winston tearing off his wig and saying that he goes on to his “living death” (77) because he honored what?
(a) The things to which honor belongs.
(b) The King.
(c) Nothing.
(d) His wife.

3. What is King Creon’s robe made out of?
(a) A blanket.
(b) Sheets.
(c) Cut trousers.
(d) Old socks.

4. What does Winston say he and Harry have in common?
(a) They committed the same crime.
(b) They prefer prison to the outside world.
(c) They do not remember why there are in prison.
(d) They are both innocent.

5. How does Winston react to John’s news in Scene Two?
(a) He is ecstatic.
(b) He refuses to speak to John.
(c) He sobs uncontrollably/
(d) He becomes angry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Winston tells John that he wants to get tobacco for Sipho, who is in solitary again for what reason?

2. Which brother fought on the side of the state in the play Antigone?

3. Why does John worry about the noise Winston makes in their cell in Scene One?

4. Who is the accused party in the play they are preparing for in Scene One?

5. Whose does Antigone bury in the play John and Winston are to perform?

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