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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. 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.

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

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

4. What are the Cherrys talking about when Act 2 opens?
(a) The importance of war.
(b) The end of the war.
(c) The possibility of war.
(d) The reason for the war.

5. In Act 1, where is the train heading before it stops at the hotel?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Germany.
(c) Italy.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the guests expect from the Italian soldiers who enter the hotel in the first act of the play?

2. According to Quillery, who will pay for Weber's profession?

3. Where were the Cherrys married?

4. Where is Quillery originally from?

5. What does Harry offer the hotel guests as entertainment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Harry coming from, where is he traveling to when his train is stopped, and why?

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

3. How does Harry respond to Irene's dilemma in Act 3?

4. Who is Weber and what does Quillery inform Harry of in reference to his profession?

5. Why does Quillery object to Weber's line of work and what is his theory on who is paying for it?

6. Who interrupts Harry in Act 2, Scene 2, and what statement does that make?

7. How do the Italian soldiers respond to Quillery in Act 2, Scene 2, and what does it represent? What is Harry's role in the altercation and what is surprising about the way Quillery chooses to respond to him?

8. How does Harry end the second scene of Act 2, and what do the guests signify with their activity?

9. How does Irene introduce the phrase "Idiot's Delight", and what does it mean?

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

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