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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day of the week does the play take place?
(a) Sunday
(b) Friday
(c) Monday
(d) Wednesday

2. Who answers the door when Nick and Honey arrive?
(a) Martha
(b) George
(c) Neither
(d) Both

3. How does George refer to his arguments with Martha while alone with Nick?
(a) Performing
(b) Sparring
(c) Exercising
(d) Making love

4. Why did George run the History Department for four years?
(a) Everyone was in the War
(b) He published a popular historical novel
(c) Martha's father took ill
(d) Martha's father was on sabatical

5. To whom is this actress married in the film, according to Martha?
(a) Mickey Rooney
(b) Claude Raines
(c) Joseph Cotten
(d) Peter Lorre

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Honey say Martha is doing upstairs?

2. Which of the following is not a fictional locale to which George compares the university?

3. What sport does George invite Nick to play with him?

4. How many more teeth does Martha have than George?

5. What did George do at the party when someone sang the Virginia Woolf song, according to Martha?

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