The Skin of Our Teeth

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1. Which disaster occurs in Act Two of the play? A war An ice age A fire A flood

2. In the first act, Henry Antrobus tells his mother that in school that day, a teacher forgot and called him by his old name. What is that name? Answer: (One Word)

3. Despite the ice age, Mr. Antrobus is still in the midst of inventing new things in the first act. What new invention does he bring home to his family? A wheel A light bulb Paper Binoculars

4. In the end of the first act, Mr. Antrobus brings home some friends. He introduces one of them by saying, "There's the law! There's _____!" Who was he introducing? Answer: (One Word)

5. Where does the second act take place? New York City Atlantic City New Orleans Philadelphia

6. Mr. Antrobus has the responsibility of choosing the winner of a beauty pageant during the convention. Whom does he choose? Dolly Mrs. Antrobus Sabina Gladys

7. The "Skin of Our Teeth" has distinct Biblical overtones. Going from this, who does Mr. Antrobus represent in the second act? Moses Adam Abraham Noah

8. In the beginning of the third act, who comes onstage first, looking for the Mrs. Antrobus and Gladys? Mr. Antrobus The Fortune-teller Henry Sabina

9. The entire Antrobus family survives the war. True False

10. Near the end of Act Three, Mr. Antrobus tells Mrs. Antrobus that during the war when he had to keep watch at night, he gave names to every hour of the night. Which was 10 o'clock? Spinoza Plato Nietszche The Bible