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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What takes Weber away at the end of Act 2, Scene1?
(a) Business.
(b) A former friend.
(c) He leaves in fear.
(d) Harry asks to speak with him.

2. What do the guests expect from the Italian soldiers who enter the hotel in the first act of the play?
(a) To be questioned.
(b) Shooting.
(c) A declaration of war.
(d) To be arrested.

3. What did Don leave to work at the hotel?
(a) A less paying job.
(b) A secure job.
(c) A girlfriend.
(d) A marriage.

4. How do the men view Irene's accent?
(a) Exotic.
(b) Annoying.
(c) Hard to understand.
(d) Primitive.

5. Why is Dr. Waldersee distressed when he first enters the hotel?
(a) Because he has lost his medical equipment.
(b) Because he has been denied access to Italy.
(c) Because he is afraid of cold weather.
(d) Because he has been denied access to Switzerland.

6. In commenting on the guests, what does Quillery reveal the hotel building's original function was?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A sports center.
(c) A library.
(d) A sanitarium.

7. Where does the beautiful model, Irene, say she is from?
(a) Italy.
(b) Russia.
(c) France.
(d) America.

8. Where is Hotel Monte Gabriele located?
(a) In Germany.
(b) In the Italian Alps.
(c) In the Swiss Alps.
(d) In Monticello.

9. What does Quillery warn Harry about Weber?
(a) He is an arms industry organizer.
(b) He is a spy.
(c) He is a German supporter.
(d) He is an avid war enthusiast.

10. What nationality is Dr. Waldersee?
(a) German.
(b) American.
(c) Russian.
(d) French.

11. Who will Dr. Waldersee be a pawn for, according to Quillery?
(a) The British monarchy.
(b) The Nazi regime.
(c) The French military.
(d) The Italian soldiers.

12. What does Harry offer the hotel guests as entertainment?
(a) A public debate with Quillery.
(b) A karaoke contest.
(c) The blonds' act.
(d) A card game.

13. When does the play, Idiot's Delight, take place?
(a) In the late 1920s.
(b) In the late 1930s.
(c) In the late 1940s.
(d) In the late 1950s.

14. What is the top priority for Quillery as the Italian officers rush out of the hotel?
(a) Outrunning them.
(b) Stopping the war.
(c) Avoiding arrest.
(d) Crossing the border.

15. Who does Quillery say will benefit from the war?
(a) America.
(b) Italy.
(c) Industrialists.
(d) The people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of research does Dr. Waldersee do?

2. Why are the Cherrys upset over the war?

3. What does Irene order when she goes to the bar in Act 2, Scene 1?

4. How do the Cherrys describe war in Act 2, Scene 1?

5. What does Quillery believe is stronger than guns or bombs?

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