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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of a dancer does Irene label Harry?
(a) An average one.
(b) A clumsy one.
(c) A bad one.
(d) An excellent one.

2. What does Harry do when he is convinced Irene is the one he met earlier?
(a) He continues to play, but softer as he tells Irene who she really is.
(b) He asks her why she has been lying as he continues to play.
(c) He stops playing and jumps up from the piano.
(d) He stops playing and whispers it into her ear.

3. What label does the captain give the state of the world to Weber at the bar?
(a) Bedlam.
(b) Unrest.
(c) Chaos.
(d) Pandemonium.

4. Who does Quillery get his information from about the war in Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) The train attendant.
(b) The captain.
(c) Weber.
(d) A mechanic.

5. What do the guests do as Harry makes his recommendation after Quillery is gone?
(a) Stay silent.
(b) Run.
(c) Dance.
(d) Leave.

6. What year does Harry believe he and Irene had an affair?
(a) 1927.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1937.

7. What is the captain a little concerned about as he is talking with Weber?
(a) The hotel's business.
(b) Irene's stories.
(c) The weather.
(d) Irene's passport.

8. What country's silence surprises the captain?
(a) America.
(b) Germany.
(c) Russia.
(d) France.

9. What does Irene thank for the Cherrys' ample meal?
(a) Champagne.
(b) The zabaglione.
(c) Vodka.
(d) The linguini.

10. What spirit does Irene say her father had?
(a) German.
(b) American.
(c) Irish.
(d) Russian.

11. Who does Harry ask to dance as Act 2, Scene 2 ends?
(a) Shirley.
(b) Mrs. Cherry.
(c) The captain.
(d) Irene.

12. How does Harry describe his feelings for the woman who resembles Irene?
(a) He was confused by her.
(b) He did not like her at all.
(c) He is crazy about her.
(d) He was annoyed by her.

13. What does Harry have the band play as the soldiers walk into the bar?
(a) The Italian March.
(b) The Italian War Theme.
(c) The Fascist March.
(d) The Fascist Anthem.

14. What are Irene and Weber discussing in the beginning of Act 2, Scene 2?
(a) The nobility of war.
(b) The business of war.
(c) The reason for war.
(d) The results of war.

15. How is Weber associated with war?
(a) He is a spy.
(b) He profits from it.
(c) He gambles on the outcome.
(d) He works for several different governments.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who thought Harry's dancing was good, according to Harry?

2. What eventually happens to Quillery for his disruption at the hotel?

3. Who tries to intervene on Quillery's behalf, but is rejected by Quillery himself?

4. What does Weber "compliment" Irene for being?

5. What is Idiot's Delight, as described by Irene?

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