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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Oedipa compares the initial contact with _____________ to a performance where the costumes of historical figuration are thickly layered.
(a) The Tristero.
(b) The Transmitters.
(c) The Transmissions.
(d) The Tretero.

2. What is the current occupation of the actor who is playing Metzger in the TV pilot?
(a) Real estate mogul.
(b) Used car salesman.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Radio disc jockey.

3. Who is Randolph Driblette?
(a) Leader of the Paranoids.
(b) Leader of the Peter Pinguid Society.
(c) Director of the Jacobean revenge play.
(d) Author of the Jacobean revenge play.

4. What is the reason for Tony Jaguar's lawsuit against Pierce Inverarity?
(a) He claims Inverarity never gave him a shipment for which he had paid in advance.
(b) He claims that he was never paid for a shipment of drugs.
(c) He claims that Inveraity made false statement about him.
(d) He claims that he was never paid for a shipment of bones.

5. What is the name of the bar that Oedipa and Metzger go to near the Yoyodyne plant?
(a) The Scuttle.
(b) The Scope.
(c) The Sound.
(d) The Scoop.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Oedipa parks her car at the Echo Courts, what idea does she remember?

2. According to Genghis Cohen, who organized the courier service in the Bergamo region around 1290?

3. Despite a lack of specific facts, what does Mike Fallopian say took place in 1864?

4. Where does Metzger come upon the actor who plays him in the TV pilot while exploring Fangoso Lagoons?

5. Why does Dr. Hilarius call Oedipa at 3 a.m.?

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