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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following figures is not among the attendees Carr jokingly names for the Social Democrats for Civil War in Europe meeting?
(a) A police spy.
(b) Lenin.
(c) Trotsky.
(d) Lenin's wife.

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

3. What objects are inadvertently interposed int he beginning of the play?
(a) Two folders.
(b) Two hats.
(c) Two books.
(d) Two passports.

4. Which of the following facts does Carr announce is not open to correction at the end of his monologue?
(a) His politics.
(b) His height.
(c) His name.
(d) His prowess as a lover.

5. To what symbol of nonviolence does Carr compare Switzerland in his monologue?
(a) A white flag.
(b) A dove.
(c) An olive branch.
(d) A plowshare.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what object does Carr liken the First World War as he describes Switzerland at the end of his monologue?

3. What news does Nadya deliver to Lenin in the beginning of the play?

4. What type of poem does Lenin declaim at the end of the first scene of the play?

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

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