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Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

what three characters are seen first in act 1 scene 1, representing the past, present, and future of Ireland.

a)

Manus, Owen, Maire

b)

Hugh, Doalty, Sarah

c)

Jimmy, Manus, Sarah

d)

Bridget, Marie, Doalty

2.

select all the quotes that describe Sarah.

a)

"she has a waiflike appearance"

b)

"strong-minded"

c)

“a countrywoman’s cunning.”

d)

"could be any age from seventeen to thirtyfive"

3.

in what language is the play?

a)

written in English, performed in Gaelic, acted as if in English

b)

written in English, performed in English, acted as if in Gaelic

c)

written in Gaelic, performed in Gaelic, acted as if in English

d)

written in Gaelic, performed in English, acted as if in Gaelic

4.

what is the character Hugh representative of? select all that apply.

a)

the spirit of the tribe

b)

ancient Ireland

c)

Friel's mouth piece

d)

All teachers of Hedge schools

5.

select the quotes that describe Jimmy.

a)

"fluent in Latin and Greek"

b)

"pale faced, lightly built, intense"

c)

“Infant Prodigy"

d)

"he never washes"

6.

what comic duo converses in rapid stichomythia, representing the youth of Ireland?

a)

Owen and Yolland

b)

Huge and Jimmy Jack

c)

Doalty and Bridget

d)

Maire and Manus

7.

Throughout the play Friel links his characters to Ulysses. What text is the character of Ulysses from?

a)

Homer

b)

The Iliad

c)

Aeneid

d)

The Odyssey

8.

Act 1 scene 1 Manus is trying to teach Sarah to say her name. Why is naming so important within the play?

4 lines
9.

As a kaleidoscope of history, select what historic events are used or alluded to within the play?

a)

1829 Ordnance survey

b)

1845 Potato blight

c)

1916 Easter rising

d)

1800 Act of union

e)

rise of Daniel O'Conner

10.

complete the quote.

"it is not the literal past, the 'facts' of history, that shape us, but...

(a)