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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The character of Lear was given the name as a possible reference to what?
(a) A famous opera.
(b) A philosopher.
(c) A Shakespearean play.
(d) A type of look.

2. Hypothetically, the use of Ptydepe could remove what from the office?
(a) Misunderstanding in inter-office communications.
(b) A number of positions.
(c) The need to speak.
(d) Waste of paper for multiple memos.

3. Why does the Department of Authentication refuse to authenticate the new log book?
(a) They purchased the wrong type of log book.
(b) The book is too expensive.
(c) They inform them that there will no longer be a need for a log book.
(d) The expense wasn't officially authorized.

4. Ballas and the higher-ups manipulate Gross in order to bring what to the company?
(a) Less paperwork.
(b) Ptydepe.
(c) A more efficient system.
(d) Progress.

5. What is the goal of the higher-ups in explaining the necessity for Ptydepe?
(a) To justify something that is obviously senseless.
(b) To change the company's policy.
(c) To help the workers understand it better.
(d) To cause tension between the workers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gross interrupt at the start of Act 1, Scene 5?

2. What does the clerk's character symbolize?

3. Who does Ballas point out is in control of Ptydepe?

4. Where does Act 1, Scene 3 take place?

5. What overall theme does the author use the office to illustrate?

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