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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. Lear agrees to help Gross, only if he can show that his interest in Ptydepe is what?
(a) Fabricated.
(b) Mandatory.
(c) A sign of acceptance.
(d) Sincere.

3. The larger metaphor for the clerk is a warning against what?
(a) A Dictatorship.
(b) A Monarchy.
(c) Liberalism.
(d) Communism.

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

5. As a reflection of bureaucracy, what kind of explanation do the higher-ups provide for the creation of Ptydepe?
(a) A brief one.
(b) A nonexistent one.
(c) A straightforward one.
(d) A complicated one.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the clerk receive for asking the questions?

3. What do Stroll and Savant remark about Maria?

4. What does Lear acknowledge about Ptydepe?

5. What does the clerk's character symbolize?

(see the answer key)

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