Setting
Act I Scene 2 is set where?
Catholic seminary south of Perth
Which character's real name is probably Abraham?
Little Abby
When Benedictus kicks Willie out of the school, the stage direction describes Willie as "scared ... as if expelled from the _______________ of ___________; out of one life and into another.
Garden of Eden
Towards the end of the scene, the stage direction requires that an image is to be projected onto the backdrop. The painting is called The Creation of _____.
Adam
How many songs are there in Act I Scene 2?
two
The stage direction to set the scene portrays Benedictus appearing at the same time as what special effect?
cloud of smoke
What is the name of the character who dropped the note from his girlfriend?
Little Abby
Benedictus:
Villy you are a rotten __________ in the barrel.
apple
What feature is embroidered on the cassock worn by Benedictus?
cherry ripes
The first song in Act I Scene 2 is sung by the congregation. What is a congregation?
A group of people who gather for religious worship and prayer.
what does the stage direction "ominous strains" mean?
Dark, threatening, or foreboding musical notes or sounds.
Which character dropped the little black book that identified the stolen food?
Willie
Benedictus:
"We have to show love to these children so that they can indeed fulfil the motto: Lux in tenebris - light in the ________________."
A. heaven
B. darkness
C. mercy
D. tenement
B. darkness
A shepherd's crook symbolises pastoral care, divine guidance, and spiritual authority.
This makes its use by Benedictus to rein in his students what kind of technique?
irony or ironic
The second song in Act I Scene 2 is sung by Willie, with the rest of the congregation described as the __________________.
chorus
True or false: In this scene, the stage furniture and scenery changes to move the characters around the building.
True
Why does Benedictus call Willie "Villie"?
Because Germans pronounce their Ws as Vs.
Now you many think I'm cheeky
but I'd be satisfied,
to rebuild your convict ships
and sail you on the __________.
tide
What is conveyed in the stage direction for a drum roll à la Madame Guillotine?
dread, mortal fear
There's nothing I would rather be
than to be an Aborigine
and dream of just what heaven must be like,
where moth and rust do not corrupt
when I die I know I'll be going up,
cos you know that I've had my hell on earth.
Matthew 6:19 in the Bible reads: "Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal."
In the context of corruption and decay, what is the significance of moths and rust?
Moths ruin fine garments and rust ruins metals or stored goods.
True or false: This scene takes place on the same day.
False.
It starts in the evening and transitions to the following morning.
True or false: In this scene, only four characters have individual speaking parts.
False. It is six characters.
The individual speakers are Benedictus, Willie, Darryl, Rob, Peter, Abby.
Benedictus:
"We have to show love to these children so that they can indeed fulfil the motto: Lux in tenebris - light in the darkness."
"Light in the darkness" means finding hope, guidance, and truth during hard, confusing, or hopeless times.
What is a possible other meaning in the context of the politics of this play?
dark skin being made lighter
Towards the end of the scene, a stage direction requires that The Creation of Adam is to be projected onto the backdrop. Who painted this masterpiece?
A. Leonardo da Vinci
B. Michaelangelo
C. Botticelli
D. Raphael
B. Michaelangelo
Willie:
I love the way you give me ____________
And of course the mining board
God