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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What point does Havel make about Ptydepe in Act 2, Scene 8?
(a) Now Gross realizes its importance.
(b) Even Lear doesn't understand it.
(c) The company would be lost without it.
(d) Even people who seemed to understand it before can see its uselessness.

2. What symbolism of hope does Havel use at the end of Act 2, Scene 8?
(a) Gross appearing with more authority than before.
(b) Gross answering all of the questions correctly.
(c) Lear teaching to an empty classroom.
(d) Ballas leaving the classroom defeated.

3. What does the clerk receive for asking the questions?
(a) A lecture.
(b) A gold star.
(c) Termination.
(d) An A.

4. What does the item that Gross is carrying in Act 1, Scene 5 symbolize?
(a) His desire to hold onto whatever power he has left.
(b) His addiction to coffee.
(c) His lack of enthusiasm for his new position.
(d) His intolerance for Ptydepe.

5. Where does Act 1, Scene 3 take place?
(a) The Department of Authenticity.
(b) The Ptydepe Classroom.
(c) The Ptydepe Translation Center.
(d) The Accounting Office.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stroll tell Gross is necessary in order to prevent any further individualism?

2. What is the clerk's name in Scene 2?

3. At the beginning of Act 2, Scene 8, how is Lear's student answering the questions?

4. What is Act 1, Scene 3 trying to illustrate about Gross?

5. According to Lear, how is the best way to learn Ptydepe?

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