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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gross attempt to steal from Stroll's desk?
(a) A Ptydepe Dictionary.
(b) A cigar.
(c) A piece of paper.
(d) An authorization form.

2. What point does Havel make about Ptydepe in Act 2, Scene 8?
(a) Now Gross realizes its importance.
(b) The company would be lost without it.
(c) Even people who seemed to understand it before can see its uselessness.
(d) Even Lear doesn't understand it.

3. What is still in its infancy and talked about as if it were a baby?
(a) The Department of Authenticity.
(b) The Accounts Department.
(c) Ptydepe operations.
(d) The snack bar.

4. What does Maria offer Helena in Act 1, scene 3?
(a) Onions.
(b) A donut.
(c) A roll.
(d) Cigarettes.

5. What happens to cause everyone at the party to stop talking?
(a) Gross shouts for them to be quiet.
(b) They discover there is no more coffee.
(c) Maria slaps Stroll for making a rude comment.
(d) Ballas and Pillar enter the room.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 1, Scene 6, what is the one signal of hope that Gross does not see, symbolizing that he has lost all hope in his current situation?

2. What does Maria ask Gross in Act 1, Scene 6?

3. As a reflection of bureaucracy, what kind of explanation do the higher-ups provide for the creation of Ptydepe?

4. Who does Gross attempt to persuade in order to bypass authorization?

5. Hypothetically, the use of Ptydepe could remove what from the office?

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