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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which old prisoner does John remind Winston of when he tries to tell him he likely will not get out?
(a) Harry.
(b) Hodoshe.
(c) Henry.
(d) Hank.

2. What have John and Winston done to their cell at the start of Scene Four?
(a) Broken everything in it.
(b) Trashed it.
(c) Converted it into a stage.
(d) Painted it.

3. What reason does Winston give for not want to play the part of Antigone?
(a) He is a man, not a woman.
(b) He cannot remember Antigone’s lines.
(c) He likes King Creon’s costume better.
(d) He does not agree with Antigone’s actions.

4. Who does The State refer to in the play John and Winston are performing?
(a) King Creon.
(b) Polynices.
(c) Hodoshe.
(d) Eteocles.

5. John tells the audience that the story is about two brothers of what house?
(a) Labdacus.
(b) Lavaticus.
(c) Abacus.
(d) Incubus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is John’s child’s name, whom he reminisces about in Scene One?

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?

3. How many days does John say he has left in prison?

4. What does Winston say about John’s freedom after John asks why Winston is punishing him in Scene Three?

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

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