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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vivian consider her life's work?
(a) Donne.
(b) Education.
(c) Words.
(d) Poetry.

2. Who presents Vivian's case during grand rounds?
(a) Kelekian.
(b) Susie.
(c) Jason.
(d) A doctor Vivian has never met.

3. Why does Vivian have to wait for her physical exam?
(a) Jason has to find Susie.
(b) She is early for her appointment.
(c) Kelekian is with another patient.
(d) She wants to create suspense for the audience.

4. What year dates Gardner's source materials?
(a) 1610.
(b) 1623.
(c) 1455.
(d) They are undated.

5. What translation should Vivian have used?
(a) Metcalf's.
(b) Graves's.
(c) Garnder's.
(d) Wyatt's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What overwhelms the meaning of the sonnet in the translation Vivian used?

2. What is the struggle in the beginning of the sonnet, according to Ashford?

3. What trait do Vivian and Kelekian emphasize with their students?

4. What is the problem with the translation Vivian used?

5. Who published Vivian's dissertation?

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