The Island, by Athol Fugard Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What is the main reason that Winston refuses to follow through on the plan for him to play Antigone? (from Scene Two, pages 207 – 211)

He is afraid he will not be able to remember the lines.

He believes it lessens the value of the act of political resistance that got him jailed.

He believes that seeing him dressed as a woman will make the other inmates want to assault him.

He refuses to play a secondary character.

2.

What is the most likely reason that Winston seems so upset about John’s impending freedom? (from Scene Three, Pages 217 – 222)

He is afraid that without John’s influence, he will become more like Harry.

He is afraid that to gain his freedom, John told the authorities secrets about him.

He is afraid that without John's companionship, he will lose his interest in the play.

He is afraid that John will have an affair with his wife.

3.

Who is Harry? (from Scene Three, Pages 217 – 222)

A prisoner; Winston says Harry has forgotten the values that brought him to prison.

The warden of the institution: John says that Harry gave him his freedom.

A friend of Winston's from his previous life: Winston says he is continuing to challenge the State.

A prisoner; Winston says Harry is obsessed with proving his innocence.

4.

Who is Prinsloo? (from Scene Two, Pages 211 – 216)

A fellow prisoner who has just been released.

The man who betrayed John to the police and got him sent to prison.

The man who tells John that his sentence has been reduced.

John's former cell mate.

5.

Who is Creon? (from Scene Four, Pages 223 – 224)

Antigone's royal father.

Antigone's traitor brother.

The embodiment of the State in the play Antigone, against which the princess Antigone rebelled.

The embodiment of the people in the play Antigone, against which the princess Antigone rebelled.

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