The Ecstasy of Rita Joe Quizzes

The Ecstasy of Rita Joe Quiz 1

1 Which character acts as a foil to Rita Joe?
Jaimie

The Magistrate

The Singer

Her father
2 What is important about the theater this play opened in?
It was the first play addressing Indigenous issues put on in the theater

The playhouse had historically put on plays by non-Canadian authors

Its clientele consisted of mostly white middle-class people

All of the above
3 Who is Jaimie?
The Priest

Rita's alter ego

Rita's brother

Rita's love interest
4 What physical structure dominates the stage?
A large ramp

A puppet theater

A courtroom

A fireplace
5 What does Chief Dan George say is the power of this play in the preface?
It was George Ryga's first play

It is a tool for social and political change

It is very well-written

It adequately critiques welfare initiatives on behalf of Indigenous peoples in Canada
6 How does the play open?
In court

In Jaimie's room

With Rita moving to the city

With Rita and her sister
7 Which of the following is a story Rita provides about her arrest?
Being tricked into arrest by policemen in disguise

That she was ashamed of the news reaching her family back home

Being caught red-handed in a crime

None of the above
8 Which of the following is a crime that Rita is NOT charged for?
Murder

Solicitation

Stealing

Vagrancy
9 Where did Rita once work?
A school

A bank

A tire store

In a welfare center
10 How much time is Rita given to assemble witnesses?
eight hours

six hours

24 hours

two days
11 What is the thematic importance of the ramp on stage?
It is a physical representation of ascension and descent

It provides a structure defined by the character's physical relation to each other

It creates a greater possibility for distance in the limited size of the stage

All of the above
12 What tension does the cyclorama at the back of the stage demonstrate?
The tension between urban and rural spaces

The tension between home and progress

The tension between Indigenous peoples and white people

The tension between nature and industry
13 Which of the following actions is a motif in the play?
Crying

Hugging

Laughter

Smoking
14 What does laughter signify?
A palatable mask underneath which one hides their true emotion

Friendship across cultural barriers

Happiness in the face of adversity

None of the above
15 Which of the following does Jaimie list as a thing he has seen in the city?
A man standing on top of a bridge

Kids feeding seagulls

People on the beach

All of the above
16 What does Rita tell her sister about the city?
That it smelled bad

That the concrete made her feet hurt

That she loves the bustle

That there was plenty opportunity
17 How does Rita relate to the Magistrate in the beginning of the play?
She is tired of his condescension

She attempts to make a human connection with him

She knows him from before

She is afraid of him
18 What is Rita's little sister's name?
Ruth Joe

Eileen Joe

Rachel Joe

Elizabeth Joe
19 What happened to Rita's mother?
She left when Rita was a young girl

She died of an illness

She was arrested for vagrancy

She disowned Rita for moving to the city
20 What is vagrancy?
Homelessness without regular employment or income

Soliciting on private property

Tax evasion

Poor attendance at school
21 What question is Rita repeatedly asked by the Magistrate?
Whether she misses her mother

Whether she is guilty

Whether she would like a lawyer

Whether she is cold
22 Which of the following is a dream of Rita's?
Dancing with her Father

Being scolded at school

Getting married to Jaimie

Picking berries with her sister
23 Which scenes are to be understood as memories?
The scenes in which Rita interacts with her sister

The scenes that take Rita out of the courthouse

The scenes where Rita is alone on the stage

None of the above
24 Which action do the young men on stage participate in repeatedly?
Drinking

Smoking

Fighting

All of the above
25 Why must Eileen leave the city?
She gets into legal trouble

She isn't able to find any work

She gets too cold in the winter

All of the above

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