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- 1. Multiple Choice
Read this line from the play - Emperor: How can such a plain-looking bird sing so beautifully? What is the most likely purpose of this line?
To create suspense about what the emperor will do next
To set a tone of bewilderment
To resolve the emperor's problem
To foreshadow an event that will change the emperor's perspective
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is the best summary of the play?
The emperor hears about a nightingale, and when he sees it, he is impressed by its song but not by its looks. Later a craftsman brings the emperor an attractive mechanical nightingale. Since the real nightingale has been replaced, it leaves, returning only when the emperor has learned an important lesson.
The emperor hears his servants discussing the beauty of the palace. When they mention the beautiful song of a nightingale, the emperor asks them to bring the bird to him. While the emperor truly enjoys the song of the nightingale, a craftsman makes him a mechanical nightingale that he likes even more.
While the emperor owns many beautiful things, he wants to hear the song of a nightingale that lives in the forest. He is excited when a craftsman brings him a beautiful mechanical nightingale that sings just like the real one. He uses the mechanical nightingale so much that it breaks.
The emperor asks to hear the singing of a nightingale that his servants have mentioned.Although the nightingale does not look beautiful, its singing is lovely. The emperor keeps the nightingale by his side so that he can hear its song whenever he pleases.
- 3. Multiple Choice
The servants' conversation in Scene 1 is important because it --
shows that the emperor depends on other people
explains why the emperor enjoys listening to music
establishes how much the emperor values beauty
illustrates why the nightingale prefers to live in the forest
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which words from Scene 4 help the reader know what distorted means?
broke last year
cared only for
never see her again
advised you
- 5. Multiple Choice
Why are the stage directions at the end of Scene 3 important?
They tell the reader that the nightingale abandons the emperor
They allow the reader to appreciate the beauty of the mechanical nightingale.
They help the reader visualize the comfortable surroundings the emperor enjoys.
They let the reader recognize the difference between the two nightingales.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What causes the emperor to realize he made a mistake?
The mechanical nightingale puts him to sleep.
The mechanical nightingale can no longer make music.
The real nightingale leaves the palace.
The real nightingale grants the emperor forgiveness.
- 7. Multiple Choice
The language used in paragraph 4 helps the reader infer that the --
servants were doubtful of the garden's existence at first
garden is a new addition to the emperor's kingdom
beauty of the emperor's garden is unrivaled
emperor has a great knowledge of many types of plants
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