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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the reporter ask the Mayor to redo the vote in Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) The lights went out.
(b) They couldn't believe it.
(c) The microphone went out.
(d) The camera jammed.

2. The painter gives Mrs. Ill a portrait of whom in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Claire.
(b) Ill's daughter.
(c) Ill.
(d) Herself.

3. Who speaks up with questions when Ill takes the stage at the town meeting in Act 3, Scene 4?
(a) The Priest.
(b) The Schoolmaster.
(c) The Mayor.
(d) No one.

4. Where does Act 3, Scene 2 take place?
(a) The Golden Apple.
(b) The church.
(c) Town Hall.
(d) Ill's shop.

5. Where does Act 3, Scene 1 take place?
(a) The Hospital.
(b) Petersen's Barn.
(c) Konrad's Village Wood.
(d) The Church.

6. Where has Claire sent Hoby in Act 3, Scene 1?
(a) Hong Kong.
(b) Italy.
(c) Geiselgasteig.
(d) China.

7. The inscription which descends in Act 3, Scene 4 reads, "Life is Serious, ____ Serene."
(a) Art.
(b) Tapestry.
(c) Love.
(d) Beauty.

8. How does the author say the characters speak in the final scene in the postscript?
(a) An abstract fashion.
(b) A formal fashion.
(c) With determination.
(d) A relaxed fashion.

9. Who has performed guest shows at the town auditorium?
(a) The Kaffigen Repertory Players.
(b) The French Repertory Theatre.
(c) The Kalberstadt Repertory Players.
(d) The Oneida Repertory Players.

10. What do the reporters want a photograph of Ill selling?
(a) A dagger.
(b) An axe.
(c) A rifle.
(d) A fur.

11. What kind of cigarettes does the butcher buy in Act 3, Scene 2?
(a) Camels.
(b) Marlboros.
(c) Romeo and Juliets.
(d) Dunhills.

12. What is Mrs. Ill referring to when she says in Act 3, "They're in fashion today"?
(a) High collars.
(b) High heels.
(c) Large breasts.
(d) Large hair.

13. The Schoolmaster says in his speech to the townspeople in Act 3, Scene 4, "Have we not always been a ____ community?"
(a) Grateful.
(b) Honest.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Just.

14. Where did Claire have the two eunuchs shipped to in Act 3, Scene 3?
(a) St. Martin.
(b) Hong Kong.
(c) Israel.
(d) Russia.

15. Who took away the child that Claire bore?
(a) The Adoption Center.
(b) State Agency.
(c) Women's Programme.
(d) The Salvation Army.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Claire remark that she hates in Act 3, Scene 3?

2. What establishment did Claire send the eunuchs to in Act 3, Scene 3?

3. What is the Doctor's last name in the play?

4. What does Claire order her ninth husband to do in Act 3, Scene 3?

5. What is the principle concern that Claire's visitors come to speak to her about in Act 3, Scene 1?

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