11 Proof - Quiz Act 1 Scene 1 Teacher Talk

How many times should you see an idea repeated to be sure it is not just a coincidence?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What word is used when there are two possible interpretations of a character's actions?

• Ambivalent

• Ambiguity

• Ambition

• Paradox

Catherine has a serious mental illness at the start of the play.

• True

• False

In the first scene, who does Catherine talk to that makes her think she has a mental illness?

• Robert

• Hal

• Claire

• Katie

"Just because I went ___________ doesn't mean you will."

Catherine talks to her ​ (a)   father. She tells him that she is ​ (b)   that she might also become mentally ill. He tells her that the fact they can talk about it is a ​ (c)   sign. However, it is ​ (d)   because her father is not actually there. He is ​ (e)   .

• dead
• worried
• hopeful
• ironic
• sad
• paradoxical
• kind
• obsessed

Why does Catherine get so upset when Hal suggests she might be paranoid?

• He is gaslighting her and she already has doubts about it.

• She believes that he is gaslighting her, but she has a lot of self confidence.

• She suspects that he is trying to deceive her and steal a notebook.

• She likes Hal and is upset that he does not have confidence in her.

What was Hal's relationship to Robert?

• Brother

• Protege

• Lecturer

• Friend

Catherine, for the last few years, has been the primary _____ of her father.

While Robert was sick and Catherine was looking after him he came to believe that Catherine had saved his life. What had she done?

• She worked on maths with him and this helped him to find purpose in his life.

• Kept him from being institutionalised which would have killed him.

• She gave him special mental health care that helped him to become better again.

• She institutionalised him by helping him to do his maths again.