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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The larger metaphor for the clerk is a warning against what?
(a) A Monarchy.
(b) A Dictatorship.
(c) Communism.
(d) Liberalism.

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

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

5. Why does Ballas tell Gross that the log book needs to be replaced?
(a) It is lost.
(b) It has been stolen.
(c) It is full.
(d) It has been damaged.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Gross rumored to be using inappropriately?

2. What does the clerk's character symbolize?

3. What is very interesting about the intentional way Havel presents the office?

4. What is Gross searching for throughout Act 1, Scene 3?

5. As a reflection of bureaucracy, what kind of explanation do the higher-ups provide for the creation of Ptydepe?

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