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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 kind of a party is going on in Act 1, Scene 6?
(a) A Birthday party.
(b) A promotion party.
(c) A Ptydepe party.
(d) A retirement party.

2. What do Stroll and Savant remark about Maria?
(a) She is lazy.
(b) She is always getting food.
(c) She doesn't know Ptydepe yet.
(d) She is attractive.

3. What is Gross' main concern that leads him to become angry in Act 1, Scene 6?
(a) The stupidity of Ptydepe.
(b) The unfair treatment of Maria.
(c) The abuse of power that Ballas is showing.
(d) The complicated process of getting a translation.

4. What does the item that Gross is carrying in Act 1, Scene 5 symbolize?
(a) His intolerance for Ptydepe.
(b) His desire to hold onto whatever power he has left.
(c) His lack of enthusiasm for his new position.
(d) His addiction to coffee.

5. What does Maria ask Gross in Act 1, Scene 6?
(a) Why he is no longer Managing Director.
(b) What he is doing at the party.
(c) If he is going to learn Ptydepe.
(d) Why he tried to steal from Stroll's office.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does George, the Staff Watcher, do that upsets Gross and causes him to leave the room?

2. What does Stroll tell Gross is necessary in order to prevent any further individualism?

3. Who gets quizzed along with Gross on their knowledge of Ptydepe?

4. Acknowledging the intent of the play, what does Havel feel should triumph over bureaucracy?

5. Who passes through the lecture as Lear is talking?

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