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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. Which phrase best describes the clerk's actions?
(a) Ignorant.
(b) Selfish.
(c) Sucking up.
(d) Admirable.

2. Who does the clerk's questions impress?
(a) Lear.
(b) Ballas.
(c) Gross.
(d) Hana.

3. What is still in its infancy and talked about as if it were a baby?
(a) The snack bar.
(b) The Department of Authenticity.
(c) Ptydepe operations.
(d) The Accounts Department.

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

5. Where does Scene 2 take place?
(a) The office.
(b) The Ptydepe classroom.
(c) The Department of Authentication.
(d) The mailroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ballas constantly look to Pillar for?

2. Where does the Staff Watcher watch from?

3. At the beginning of the play, what kind of letter does Gross receive?

4. What is Gross trying to get accomplished in Act 1, Scene 3?

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

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