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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is Achilles Weber?
(a) Irene's boss.
(b) Irene's husband.
(c) Irene's assistant.
(d) Irene's companion.

5. In the Cherrys' opinion, what does the rest of the world lack, in comparison to their own country?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) World influence.
(c) Strength.
(d) A competent military.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the train to stop as the play opens?

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

3. What kind of music does the hotel feature?

4. How does Irene respond to the notion of an air raid while talking to Weber?

5. As Don and Irene discover at the end of Act 1, how many countries can be seen from the main window of the hotel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What comments does Harry make about Weber? What does Irene say to Harry in response to his thoughts on Weber, and what are her possible motives?

2. Who are the heroes of Irene's story and how does it relate to the play?

3. Who is Dr. Waldersee, and what brings him to the hotel in Act 1?

4. What is Irene's reaction to Weber's betrayal and why is it significant?

5. What does Quillery do to provoke the attention of the Italian soldiers?

6. What does Irene tell Harry about her fate at the hotel and why does she believe it to be true?

7. What is the interesting thing about the original function for the hotel's building, and how does Quillery point it out to Harry?

8. What is interesting about how Weber explains his role in the success of his business?

9. Why does Irene capture the attention of the hotel guests and what impresses her about the hotel itself?

10. What is a possible motivation for Irene's reaction to Weber's business practices?

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