The Good Woman of Setzuan Quizzes

The Good Woman of Setzuan Quiz 1

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1 Which character sells water?

Wong

Yang Sun

Shen Te

Shu Fu
2 Which character is the first to meet the gods?

Wong

Mrs. Yang

Shen Te

The old woman
3 Who uses an ear trumpet to hear?

Mrs. Yang

The pilot

The first god

The third god
4 Why do the gods decide Wong is not a good person?

He won't let them stay in his mansion

He is not a good salesman

The cup of water he gives them has a false bottom

He throws water at them
5 What are the gods looking for when they arrive at Setzuan?

A good person

A snake

Water

A prostitute
6 Where do the gods spend the night in Setzuan?

At the home of the old couple

In Wong's sewer den

In Mr. Shu Fu's cabin

At Shen Te's house
7 What do the gods give Shen Te in exchange for a room?

A baby

A husband

The ability to handle being good in a bad world

Money
8 What does Shen Te do with the money the gods give her?

Pays for a prostitute

Squanders it

Buys Mr. Shu Fu's cabins

Buys a tobacco shop
9 Where did Shen Te stay when she first came to Setzuan from the country?

In Mr. Shu Fu's cabin

With Mrs. Shin

With the husband and wife who used to have a tobacco shop of their own

In Wong's sewer den
10 What does Shen Te give the unemployed man for free?

Her tobacco shop

Money

Some wine

A cigarette
11 What does the carpenter demand payment from Shen Te for?

Tobacco

Shelves

An airplane

A tree
12 Who is Shen Te's landlady?

The old woman

Mrs. Mi Tzu

Mrs. Shin

Mrs. Yang
13 Who invents Shen Te's cousin Shui Ta?

The three gods

The wife of the family that is taking advantage of Shen Te's kindness

Wong

Shen Te
14 Which character never tries to live in Shen Te's home?

The wife

Wong

The nephew

The grandfather
15 Which character does the gods often visit in dreams?

Mrs. Shin

Yang Sun

Shen Te

Wong
16 Where does Shui Ta first appear?

Shen Te's wedding to Yang Sun

The tobacco shop

Under a tree

Shu Fu's cabin
17 Who is caught stealing from the bakery?

The boy

Shui Ta

The policeman

The husband
18 Who writes up a marriage ad on Shen Te's behalf?

The policeman

Mrs. Mi Tzu

Mr. Shu Fu

Yang Sun
19 Who comes to the tobacco store to buy a cigar for her husband on their wedding anniversary?

Mrs. Shin

Mrs. Yang

Shen Te

The old woman
20 Which character wants to be a pilot?

Shen Te

Yang Sun

Shui Ta

The carpenter
21 Where does Shen Te meet Yang Sun for the first time?

At their wedding

Under a tree in a park

At the tobacco shop

In an airplane
22 What is the weather like when Shen Te meets Yang Sun?

It is a beautiful day

It is snowing

It is incredibly hot and humid

It is raining
23 What reason does Yang Sun tell Shen Te is keeping him from being a mail pilot?

He is handicapped

He is colorblind

There are not enough jobs

The mail service is down
24 Who else is in the park when Shen Te meets Yang Sun for the first time?

Two prostitutes and Wong

The old couple

Yang's mother, Mrs. Yang

Shui Ta
25 How is Yang Sun planning to kill himself?

By shooting himself

By drowning

By hanging

By starving

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