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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scenes 5, 6, and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of play is this?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Comedy.
(c) Drama.
(d) Satire.

2. Which of the following describes how the language of the play opens?
(a) Eccentric and sometimes unintelligible language.
(b) Crudely filled with cursing and epithets.
(c) A language foreign to theEnglish speaking reader.
(d) Proper English mixed with some slang terms.

3. Which of the following is one of the main themes of this play?
(a) Life and relationships are chaotic.
(b) Relationships are the meaning of life.
(c) Excessive natures are poor relationships.
(d) It is through life and relationships that meaning can be drawn.

4. What does Pa do when no one leaves after he completes the first attempt?
(a) He walks out of the room and slams the door.
(b) He orders them out of his house.
(c) He overturns the table.
(d) He throws food and swears at them.

5. What happens after Pa gives the signal?
(a) Pa will sneak into the king's quarters and the others will protect him.
(b) Ma will distract the king.
(c) The two soldiers will hold down the king.
(d) Manure will slice the king in two.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Pa feel when he hears what Manure has to say?

2. What does Manure complain about in regards to Pa?

3. What happens after Manure makes his complaint?

4. What does Ma Ubu want Pa to do?

5. How does Ma react to the exchange?

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