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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to John and Winston after the sound of the first whistle in Scene One?
(a) They are yelled at to work harder.
(b) They are allowed to go home.
(c) They are handcuffed.
(d) They are served lunch.

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

4. Who is Winston dressing up as at the start of Scene Two?
(a) Hodoshe.
(b) Eteocles.
(c) Polynices.
(d) Antigone.

5. What does John collect nails for in Scene One?
(a) A cross.
(b) A weapon.
(c) A wind chime.
(d) Antigone’s necklace.

6. What term does Winston use in regards to the play, which John says is the same term Hodoshe uses in regards to their convictions?
(a) Child’s play.
(b) Hocus Pocus.
(c) Nonsense.
(d) Gobbledygook.

7. Who is the accused party in the play they are preparing for in Scene One?
(a) Polynices.
(b) Eteocles.
(c) Antigone.
(d) Creon.

8. What does Winston yell out after John stops him from banging on the cell door in Scene One?
(a) Hodoshe!
(b) I will kill you!
(c) Get me out of here!
(d) I am innocent!

9. What does John recall Winston said as he jumped off the jetty at Robben Island?
(a) Home sweet home!
(b) Farewell Africa!
(c) I am innocent!
(d) Get me out of here!

10. In what prison did John and Winston meet?
(a) Cradock.
(b) Rooihel.
(c) Robben.
(d) Kokstad.

11. What reason does John give for Winston being unable to perform as King Creon?
(a) He does not deserve to play a King.
(b) He does not have time to learn the lines.
(c) He looks more like a woman than John does.
(d) King Creon’s costume will not fit him.

12. What sound is heard in the background at the start of Scene One?
(a) Sirens.
(b) Doors being locked.
(c) Prisoners banging on cell walls.
(d) The guards yelling.

13. Who is the old man, who started singing, which John remembers as being with them the day they met?
(a) Sipho.
(b) Simbo.
(c) Tatu Peter.
(d) Tembo.

14. Where is John hiding at the start of Scene Two so that he cannot see Winston changing?
(a) In the corner.
(b) Under a blanket.
(c) Behind the bucket.
(d) Behind his hands.

15. What does Winston put on after John leaves the cell in Scene Two?
(a) His pajamas.
(b) Antigone’s wig.
(c) King Creon’s costume.
(d) John’s socks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does John get injured after being beat up in Scene One?

2. What holiday was it the last time John was at St. George’s Strand?

3. Who does John pretend to call in their cell at night at the end of Scene One?

4. Who does The State refer to in the play John and Winston are performing?

5. What is the name of the Island on which the play opens?

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