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Impersonations and Impostors

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Introduction:
"Here's a look at some interesting impersonations and impostors, real and otherwise."


1. 'Fate sent you here. Fate sends you now to Strelsau.' These lines are spoken to persuade a man to impersonate a king in what literary classic?
    Ivanhoe
    Prisoner of Zenda
    Lorna Doone
    Castle of Otranto


2. The importance of impersonation is a key plot device that is used by characters named Jack and Algernon in what classic play?
    Importance of Being Earnest
    She Stoops to Conquer
    The Way of the World
    School for Scandal


3. A book and (1959 movie) were based on the real life impersonation of this WW II general.
    Rommel
    Bradley
    Montgomery
    Patton


4. Perhaps the most famous litereary impersonation is found in 'Cyrano De Bergerac'. There, Cyrano writes love letters to Roxanne, but pretends that they come from someone else. Who is the would-be writer that Cyrano is impersonating?
    David
    Edmund
    Christian
    Jacques


5. Shakespeare used the device of multiple twins in this play to create light-hearted confusion of identity.
    Twelfth Night
    All's Well That Ends Well
    Much Ado About Nothing
    Comedy of Errors


6. The movie 'Dead Ringer' stars this prominent actress in a dual role as identical twins.
    Olivia de Havilland
    Joan Crawford
    Barbara Stanwyck
    Bette Davis


7. 'The Great Impostor' was the movie version of a true story about a man who engaged in several impersonations. Who played the title role?
    Fred MacMurray
    Glenn Ford
    Rod Taylor
    Tony Curtis


8. In 'A Tale of Two Cities', the plot revolves (to some extent) around the physical similarity of two men. Which statement is correct?
    Sydney Carton impersonates Carles Darnay and is executed
    Sydney Carton impersonates Dr. Manette and is executed
    Charles Darnay impersonates Sydney Carton and is executed
    Charles Darnay impersonates Dr. Manette and is executed


9. It has been suggested that many people other than Shakespeare actually wrote Shakespeare's plays. One of the leading contenders for the title of 'actual author' is Christopher Marlowe. Which of the following is NOT true of Marlowe?
    All are true
    He was probably involved in espionage activities
    He died under mysterious circumstances
    It has been suggested that his death was a ruse to conceal his disappearance


10. It has been suggested that Lee Harvey Oswald was impersonated during his supposed visit to this city shortly before the assassination of JFK.
    Havana
    Mexico City
    Quebec
    Moscow


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