The Roaring Twenties, Modernism, and Postwar Outlooks — Test

Question 5 • TPS EdX English Language Arts 11

Which piece of dialogue from The Chaste Adventures of Joseph: A Comedy most reveals Madam Potiphar’s motives for wanting her husband to replace his secretary, Joseph?

Answer

MADAM POTIPHAR: ( coming in ) Oh, this is nothing—merely the room of one of the slaves.

MADAM POTIPHAR: ( ironically ) Send for Joseph? It would be useless. Joseph has affairs of his own on hand, always.

MADAM POTIPHAR: Yes—"Joseph." An ugly, foreign-sounding name, don't you think?

MADAM POTIPHAR: ( looking amusedly after her ) Silly little thing! ( She stands there thinking .)There's no doubt of it! Joseph did come from Heliopolis last year.

Explanation

Choice B most clearly hints at Madam Potiphar’s personal motive: her ironic comment that Joseph “has affairs of his own on hand, always” suggests resentment or jealousy over his attention being elsewhere. The other lines concern the room, Joseph’s name, or his background, and do not reveal a motive for wanting him replaced as directly.

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