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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 prowess as a lover.
(d) His name.

2. From what object is Tzara drawing slips of paper in the beginning of the play?
(a) His jacket.
(b) A hat.
(c) A cub.
(d) A folder.

3. To what country's system of government does Bennett compare the anticipate Russian state at the end of his explanation of Marxist?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) Germany.
(d) America.

4. Bennett, at the end of this section, says that the British believe the most important Russian leader is still whom?
(a) Kerensky.
(b) Czar Nicholas.
(c) Lenin.
(d) Trotsky.

5. Which of the following locations is not mentioned by Carr as he describes the horrors of the First World War?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Montenegro,
(c) Serbia.
(d) Alsace.

6. What term for Germans is Carr unfamiliar with before entering the war?
(a) Hun.
(b) Kraut.
(c) Boche.
(d) Saxon.

7. Which character shushes the other characters onstage in the first scene of the play?
(a) Nadya.
(b) Joyce.
(c) Tzara.
(d) Cecily.

8. What news does Nadya deliver to Lenin in the beginning of the play?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) The czar has abdicated.
(c) The revolution has begun in St. Petersburg.
(d) Trotsky has been exiled from Russia.

9. In what two locations does the play take place?
(a) A library and a theatre.
(b) A train station and a room.
(c) A theatre and a train station.
(d) A room and a library.

10. What art movement is born our of the Meierei Bar in Zurich?
(a) Abstract Expressionism.
(b) Dada.
(c) Surrealism.
(d) Cubism.

11. About what Swiss food does Carr state Rochefoucauld complained?
(a) Swiss goat milk.
(b) Swiss chocolate.
(c) Swiss pastries.
(d) Swiss cheese.

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

13. What article of clothing does Carr mention is the focus of the lawsuit between Joyce and him?
(a) A hat.
(b) A wescot.
(c) Trousers.
(d) A cravat.

14. What precious stone is in Carr's preferred studs?
(a) Opal.
(b) Emerald.
(c) Ruby.
(d) Saphire.

15. How much money does Bennett say he'd bet on Lenin to succeed in Russia?
(a) 1 pound.
(b) 50 shillings.
(c) 5 pounds.
(d) 1 shilling.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Carr recall he was acquainted with Joyce, Lenin, and Tzara?

2. What is the only driving force of war, according to Tzara?

3. By his own estimation, what makes Tzara an artist?

4. Where was Carr when he heard about the offset of the First World War?

5. Which of the following characters does not enter at the beginning of this section?

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