Final Exam

[ernesto thaddeus m. solmerano]

Final Examination
:oLit 2: The Literatures of the World
:oProf. ETM Solmerano

Drama Analysis Test

A. Macbeth

1. This play takes place primarily in which country?
a. Norway
b. Ireland
c. Scotland
d. England
2. Who are the two traitors at the beginning of the play?
a. Malcolm and Donalbain
b. Glamis and Cawdor
c. Macduff and Glamis
d. Macdonwald and the Thane of Cawdor
3. Who is the present King of Scotland at the beginning of the play?
a. Macbeth
b. Banquo
c. Malcolm
d. Duncan
4. Where does Malcolm flee after his father's death?
a. India
b. Scotland
c. England
d. Ireland
5. Where does Macbeth live?
a. Cawdor
b. Glamis
c. Glasgow
d. Dunsinane
6. Why doesn't Lady Macbeth kill King Duncan herself?
a. She is afraid she will be caught
b. She hears someone in the hallway outside his room
c. She does kill Duncan herself
d. She says he resembles her father
7. How does Lady Macbeth find out about the witches' prophecies?
a. From a messenger
b. From a letter
c. From Ross
d. From her husband
8. Why does Lady Macbeth insist that Macbeth should kill King Duncan?
a. Because the witches said that Macbeth should do it
b. Because she is squeamish about blood
c. Because she does not have the nerve to do it herself
d. Because she does not know what he looks like
9. Which of these events comes first?
a. Macbeth and Banquo receive prophecies regarding their not too distant future
b. Malcolm is named Prince of Cumberland
c. The three witches curse Macbeth
d. Macbeth receives the title Thane of Cawdor
10. Before murdering Duncan, what apparition appears to Macbeth?
a. an old man warning him
b. Duncan's severed head
c. an ancient relic
d. a bloody dagger
11. Which of these was used as a symbol agreed upon between the Macbeths to signal Macbeth to murder Duncan?
a. an owl's call
b. there was no signal
c. a shout
d. a bell
11. Which of these is not a strange occurrence that happens following Duncan's murder?
a. an eclipse
b. Duncan’s horses break free and eat each other
c. an owl catches and kills a mouse
d. an ancient monument collapses
12. Who discovered Duncan's body?
a. Macduff
b. Malcolm
c. Banquo
d. Donalbain
13. To which animal did Macbeth compare the assassins?
a. wolves
b. cats
c. foxes
d. dogs
14. What fatal decision did Banquo make at the beginning of Act 3?
a. Made himself an easy target
b. Kept his suspicions to himself
c. Both a and b
d. Believed the witches
15. How many murderers does Macbeth initially send to kill Banquo and Fleance?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 1
d. 2
16. What is Banquo's son's name?
a. Macduff
b. Lennox
c. Ross
d. Fleance
17. Whose ghost does Macbeth see at the feast?
a. Fleance
b. Duncan
c. Macduff
d. Banquo
18. Which of these is the first apparition given to Macbeth by the witches?
a. a Line of Kings
b. a Bloody Child
c. an Armed Head
d. a Crowned Child
19. Which apparition upset Macbeth the most?
a. Armored head
b. Crowned child
c. Eight kings
d. Bloody child
20. What malady does Lady Macbeth suffer from that causes a doctor to visit her in her bedroom while she is suffering from that same syndrome?
a. amnesia
b. symptoms of the Bubonic Plague
c. insomnia
d. sleepwalking
21. Who is the Earl of Northumberland and the General of the English Forces?
a. Ross
b. Seyton
c. Lennox
d. Siward
22. How is Malcolm convinced of Macduff's loyalty?
a. Macduff presented a artifact of Scottish royalty
b. Macduff's family was murdered by Macbeth
c. Macduff said the secret password
d. Malcolm trusted Macduff all along
23. How many people did Macduff kill at the end of the play?
a. One
b. Three
c. Two
d. Five
24. Following Macbeth's death by the hand of Macduff, where is Malcolm crowned?
a. Scone
b. Inverness
c. Dunsinane
d. Forres
25. Who becomes the King of Scotland at the end of the battle against Macbeth?
a. Macduff
b. Malcolm
c. Donalbain
d. Siward

B. The Producers

26. Who were the producers of 'The Producers'?
a. Mel Brooks and Steven Weisberg
b. Mel Brooks and Jonathon Sanger
c. Steven Weisberg and John Bailey
d. Mel Brooks and John Bailey
27. Which actor played Leo Bloom?
a. Matthew Broderick
b. Jon Lovitz
c. Will Ferrell
d. Gary Beach
28. What was the play that was produced by Max Bialystock at the very start of the play?
a. Death of a Salesman on Ice
b. Springtime For Hitler
c. Funny Boy
d. Prisoners of Love
29. Who was Leo Bloom's employer at the start of the film?
a. Mr Mann
b. Max Bialystock
c. Mr Marx
d. Mr Wilder
30. What old woman did Max 'feel up'?
a. Kiss Me, Hug Me
b. Hold Me, Touch Me
c. Cuddle Me, Love Me
d. Loath Me, Hate Me
31. Why does Leo apologize to Max?
a. Because he found him in the nude
b. Because he caught him feeling up the old lady
c. Because he called him old
d. Because he messed up his accounts
32. What type of belt does Max Bialystock say he is wearing when first talking to Leo Bloom?
a. Leather
b. Cardboard
c. Snakeskin
d. Buffalo Hide
33. Who thought up the "scheme"?
a. Max Bialystock
b. Franz Liebkind
c. A Little Old Lady
d. Leopold Bloom
34. What does the scheme call for to manipulate?
a. The worst play ever written
b. A Shakespeare impersonation
c. The greatest play ever written
d. A Chinese opera
35. Who is the author of "Springtime for Hitler"?
a. Wagner
b. Arthur Miller
c. Max Bialystock
d. Franz Liebkind
36. "I was never a member of the Nazi Party. I only followed orders. I had nothing to do with the war. I didn't even know there was a war on. We lived in the back. Right across from _________.”
a. Switzerland
b. France
c. Belgium
d. England
37. Who was director Roger De Bris dressed as for his upcoming costume ball?
a. Lady Diana
b. Queen Elizabeth II
c. The Duchess Anastasia
d. Ella Enchanted
38. When Bialystock and Bloom are sent to jail at the end of the film, they begin work on an original musical entitled_______.
a. The Producers
b. Broadway Blitzkrieg
c. Hitler and Juliet
d. Prisoners of Love
39. In the Keep it Gay scene, what is Roger's excuse for not wanting to be the director of Springtime for Hitler?
a. He says he will do it straight away
b. It's to light and bright
c. He hates Nazis
d. Too dark, too depressing
40. What song did Ulla sing to try and impress Bialystock and Bloom?
a. Springtime for Hitler
b. If you need me tonight
c. Dancing Queen
d. If You've Got it, Flaunt it
41. What does Ulla like to do from 8 until 9?
a. Take long shower
b. Practice her singing and her dancing
c. Eat big Swedish Breakfast
d. Have sex
42. What country is Ulla from?
a. Sweden
b. Netherlands
c. Belgium
d. Switzerland
43. Who inspires Ulla to write her song, "When You Got It, Flaunt It?"
a. Leo
b. Max
c. Her mother
d. Some unknown crazy man
44. What phrase does Ulla tend to respond with?
a. Okie dokie
b. Sanamagan!
c. Heil Hitler
d. Okay, fine!
45. What song did Franz Liebkind sing at the Hitler auditions?
a. Gutten Tag Hop-Clop
b. The German National Anthem
c. Have You Heard the German Band?
d. Springtime for Hitler
46. What does 'Haben Sie Gehort Das Deutsche Band?' actually mean?
a. Have you ever heard the German Band?
b. Is The German Band the Best?
c. Do you like the German Band?
d. Have you ever seen the German Band?
47. In the end credits, Franz sings a slower version of "Der Guten Tag Hop Clop". Once he has finished this he tells people to buy what book?
a. Prisoners of Love
b. Franz - my time in Sing Sing
c. The Producers book
d. Mein Kampf
48. What happened to Franz just before the show?
a. He quit.
b. He broke his leg.
c. He got arrested.
d. He was ill.
49. Leo and Ulla leave NYC for Rio. Where is Rio?
a. Costa Rica
b. Peru
c. Brazil
d. Mexico
50. What is the name of the jail that Max, Franz, and Leo are sent to?
a. Sing-Sing
b. Ming-Ming
c. Ling-Ling
d. Alcatraz