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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Doctor tell Julian he has chosen since he became an adult?

2. At the sound of a muffled banging, what does Olivier do?

3. What does Julian say he has begun to have?

4. How does Ignatius respond when the King falls to his knees, asking Ignatius' guidance in how to get his son back?

5. How does Sigismund imitate Christ's posture?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sigismund react when Juilan encourages him to take the power he is being offered?

2. What has eluded the King? Why is he here?

3. What does the Beggar say when the Monk asks what he wants? What does the Porter tell the Monk about the Beggar?

4. How does Julian refer to Sigismund and the King?

5. What does the Noble Officer say about the war?

6. How will Sigismund's new order be different from the old?

7. Why does the King believe he must be listened to?

8. What takes place at the beginning of this scene?

9. How does Sigismund react when Julian appears? What does Julian do when he sees Sigismund's reaction?

10. How does this scene begin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The play's secondary point is that the kind of spiritual life Sigismund leads is ideal.

Part 1) Describe Sigismund's spiritual life. Why might it be ideal?

Part 2) What does the author expect the audience to do with this knowledge? Use the text to support your response.

Part 3) How does Sigismund reveal to the audience what the author might expect from a leader in real life? Use the text for support.

Essay Topic 2

The King is an intriguing character.

Part 1) Describe the King. Why is he intriguing?

Part 2) Why does he act the way he does? How does his medieval life reinforce his behavior?

Part 3) How does his behavior reflect society in 1930s Germany, when this play was written?

Essay Topic 3

Sigismund's sanity is questioned in Act. 4.

Part 1) Describe Sigismund in this act. Why is his sanity questioned?

Part 2) What is your conclusion to this question regarding his sanity? Why?

Part 3) How might this relate to Christ and the people with which he came into contact?

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