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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Joyce, what is the only country not to have its art well-represented in Zurich?
(a) France.
(b) England.
(c) Germany.
(d) Russia.

2. What new information does Cecily reveal about Bennett in this section?
(a) He is an amateur poet.
(b) He is a Bolshevik sympathizer.
(c) He is a spy.
(d) He has fled to Serbia.

3. In this section, what action does Tzara publicly state he will never do again?
(a) Lie to Cecily or Lenin.
(b) Return to the Library.
(c) Sculpt.
(d) Shake his brother's hand.

4. What profession does Lenin's attire suggest when he enters in Act 2?
(a) A banker.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A porter.
(d) A parson.

5. What movement is represented by the artist Mayakovsky in this section?
(a) Expressionism.
(b) Dadaism.
(c) Futurism.
(d) Cubism.

6. According to Carr, why was Marx wrong in his assessment of capitalism?
(a) He was writing from a foriegn perspective.
(b) He has never invested in a major company.
(c) He was ill-educated.
(d) He was writing during the Industrial Revolution.

7. In mocking Tzara's Dadaist pretensions in this section, what does Carr say the communist will have Tzara pissing?
(a) Blood.
(b) Multicolored.
(c) One color.
(d) Vinegar.

8. Which of the following is not a title that Joyce attaches to Odysseus in this section?
(a) Lover.
(b) Politician.
(c) Pacifist.
(d) Intellect.

9. After what French writer do the Dadaists name their Cabaret at the Meierei Bar?
(a) Rousseau.
(b) Voltaire.
(c) Balzac.
(d) Rabelais.

10. In this section, Tzara tells Gwen that her most perfect attribute is her what?
(a) Ear.
(b) Voice.
(c) Hands.
(d) Posterior.

11. As an artist, to what does Joyce tell Carr he attaches no importance?
(a) Money.
(b) Good taste.
(c) Love.
(d) Politics.

12. Thinking that he is Tristan Tzara, how does Cecily characterize Henry Carr when they meet in Act 2?
(a) Foolish and profligate.
(b) Dark and mysterious.
(c) Decadent and nihilistic.
(d) Brilliant and radical.

13. What composer's music reduces Lenin to tears int his section?
(a) Beethoven.
(b) Wagner.
(c) Mozart.
(d) Brahms.

14. How much money does Joyce request of Carr after the play for tickets?
(a) 15 francs.
(b) 25 francs.
(c) 10 francs.
(d) 20 francs.

15. What name does Henry Carr use to describe his "brother Jack" to Cecily (47)?
(a) Lout.
(b) Booby.
(c) Prude.
(d) Saint.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Tristan Tzara die?

2. For what purpose does Carr propose that he and Cecily go to lunch?

3. How does Carr describe his trial against Joyce at the end of Act 1?

4. According to Tzara, artists and intellectuals will be what to the Russian Revolution?

5. When did Cecily fall in love with Carr?

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