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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

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. What does Gross interrupt at the start of Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) A meeting between Lear and Stroll.
(b) A board meeting called by Lear.
(c) Lear's lecture.
(d) A conversation between Lear and Ballas.

3. What is Gross symbolically holding when Ballas and Pillar return to his office in Act 1 Scene 4?
(a) An empty box.
(b) A fire extinguisher.
(c) A paper weight.
(d) A Ptydepe Dictionary.

4. What does Gross attempt to steal from Stroll's desk?
(a) An authorization form.
(b) A Ptydepe Dictionary.
(c) A piece of paper.
(d) A cigar.

5. As a reflection of bureaucracy, what kind of explanation do the higher-ups provide for the creation of Ptydepe?
(a) A nonexistent one.
(b) A straightforward one.
(c) A complicated one.
(d) A brief one.

6. What is the overall point that Havel is making in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) Gross does not belong in Ptydepe class.
(b) Everyone is smarter than Gross.
(c) Gross has no idea that he is being manipulated.
(d) Ptydepe is a waste of time.

7. What habit does Hana have that prevents her from doing work?
(a) She combs her hair.
(b) She talks too much.
(c) She is always late.
(d) She asks too many questions.

8. What does Gross do with the letter?
(a) He reads it out loud.
(b) He burns it.
(c) He ignores it.
(d) He throws it away.

9. What does Maria offer Helena in Act 1, scene 3?
(a) Onions.
(b) A donut.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) A roll.

10. Who receives an A, scoring better than Gross, on their knowledge of Ptydepe?
(a) Hana.
(b) Stroll.
(c) Thumb.
(d) Ballas.

11. Who does Gross talk to while he is waiting for Helena?
(a) Hana.
(b) George.
(c) Himself.
(d) Savant.

12. How does Stroll exit in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Involuntarily.
(b) Angrily.
(c) Suddenly.
(d) Slowly.

13. What is significant about the examples Lear uses for the word, "boo?"
(a) They describe the act of crying, which symbolizes Gross' sorrow over his title loss.
(b) They describe the act of scaring someone who has been stealing, which symbolizes the Staff Watcher catching Gross earlier.
(c) They describe the act of trying to scare someone, which symbolizes Gross' intent earlier.
(d) They describe an ambush or surprise, which symbolizes what Gross is experiencing.

14. What does Gross fear if he does not agree to the switch?
(a) He will have to talk to the Staff Watcher again.
(b) He will be even further demoted.
(c) His career will be over.
(d) He will have a lawsuit filed against him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of a party is going on in Act 1, Scene 6?

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

3. What is the goal of the higher-ups in explaining the necessity for Ptydepe?

4. Who does the clerk's questions impress?

5. What does George, the Staff Watcher, do that upsets Gross and causes him to leave the room?

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