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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Carr when he heard about the offset of the First World War?
(a) Dublin.
(b) Burbank.
(c) Paris.
(d) Saville Row.

2. What sound effect does Stoppard recommend to accompany time slips in the play?
(a) A tuba blast.
(b) A shattering of glass.
(c) A thunder clap.
(d) A cuckoo clock chime.

3. According to Carr, what sensation is created by the many punctual clocks in Zurich?
(a) Exactitude.
(b) Possibility.
(c) Harmony.
(d) Permanence.

4. According to Marx's theories, what must the Marxist embrace temporarily in order to eventually have a proletarian state?
(a) Anarchic violence.
(b) A dictatorship.
(c) The Germans.
(d) A bourgeois revolution.

5. According to Carr, what was always apparent in Joyce's personality?
(a) His profligacy.
(b) His Irishness.
(c) His genius.
(d) His shyness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What decision by Russia's provincial government enrages the Soviets in this section?

2. When Bennett states that a social revolution has occurred in Russia, what activity does Carr assume this involves?

3. Bennett, at the end of this section, says that the British believe the most important Russian leader is still whom?

4. How many times does Joyce instruct Gwen to repeat his dictation in the text?

5. What article of clothing does Carr mention is the focus of the lawsuit between Joyce and him?

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