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In this post, we explore quickfire questions and answers from Act 3 Scene 1 of The Samaritan by John Lara.
Use these quickfire questions to test your understanding and prepare effectively for exams.
Quickfire Questions and Answers
1. Where does Act 3 Scene 1 take place?
It takes place in a classroom at Sagrada Secondary School on a Friday morning.
2. Which characters appear in this scene?
Ms. Narine, Alvita, Montano, and several students.
3. What does Ms. Narine instruct the students to do at the beginning of the scene?
She tells them to clean and rearrange the classroom before beginning the lesson.
4. What topic is Ms. Narine teaching about?
She is teaching about ethics and the human spirit, explaining that the problems of society arise from the problems of the human heart.
5. According to Ms. Narine, what are the two parts of the human heart?
The mind and the spirit.
6. What are the two types of spirits she mentions?
The good spirit (which obeys) and the evil spirit (which disobeys).
7. What does disobeying the Creator’s rules lead to?
It leads to destruction and suffering — symbolized by the spirit of the beast.
8. What biblical event does Ms. Narine refer to?
The fall of Jerusalem and the Temple in 587 BC due to disobedience to God.
9. What were some of the laws people broke according to the students?
They worshipped other gods, stole, lied, killed, and committed adultery.
10. How does Ms. Narine relate the lesson to modern society?
She says that corruption, bribery, murder, and injustice show that people are still controlled by the evil spirit.
11. What does she call the spirit that leads to destruction?
The spirit of the beast.
12. What lesson does Ms. Narine want her students to learn?
To obey the Creator’s laws and resist evil in all forms to save society from destruction.
13. Who interrupts the lesson at the end?
The school principal, Ms. Narine, and Inspector Bembe, who comes to inspect Ms. Nicole’s office.
14. What message does Euripides’ quote convey?
That justice may be slow, but it is inescapable — everyone faces consequences for their actions.
15. What is the main theme of this scene?
The moral decay of society and the need for ethical living guided by the good spirit.