WorksheetsRT - "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment"
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What do Dr. Heidegger's four guests have in common?
They haven't seen each other in years, and they all despise each other.
They have lived long lives and have no regrets.
They are all suffering the consequences of choices they made when they were young.
They are eager to forget the past.
Read this line spoken by James, the butler: "Well, do be careful, sire. The human mind is fragile." This line is an example of --
irony
allusion
foreshadowing
flashback
Complete the analogy. Gascoigne : corruption :: _______:_______
Killigrew : love
Widow Wycherly : vanity
Heidegger : doctor
Medbourne : business
How do the guests behave after they drink the water from the Fountain of Youth?
They are thrilled by how young they feel and start to act foolishly.
They don't believe that the water is having an effect on them, so they drink more and more.
They are frightened by the transformations they are experiencing, so they spill the water.
They don't even want to be old again, so they get angry at Dr. Heidegger.
In Scene 5, the moment when the men knock over the table and shatter the vase is called the _______ of the story.
resolution
rising action
conflict
climax
What can you infer from the following line spoken by the widow, Clara, in Scene 6? "How I wish a coffin lid were covering me!"
Clara is upset because she doesn't know which man to choose.
Clara is embarrassed by her own behavior.
Clara would rather be dead than old again.
Clara feels she might die of thirst.
"We must make a pilgrimage together." What is a synonym for the word, pilgrimage?
exit
excursion
deal
religious pact
With which would author Nathaniel Hawthorne most likely agree?
People usually learn from their mistakes.
You can't relive the past.
Young people can't be trusted.
People often repeat their mistakes.
Which word best describes the mood of the play?
playful
disturbing
optimistic
lonely
Which two themes are prevalent in the story?
the consequences of tampering with nature
the rejection of conventional morality
the impact of the powerful on the powerless
the recurrence of friendship over time
