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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. At what state is Ptydepe left in at the end of Act 2, Scene 8?
(a) Revived.
(b) Almost non-existent.
(c) Declining, but still necessary.
(d) Thriving.

2. As explained in the play, what is Ptydepe designed to reduce?
(a) Subordination.
(b) Clerical errors.
(c) Individuality.
(d) A language barrier between employees.

3. What does George, the Staff Watcher, do that upsets Gross and causes him to leave the room?
(a) He threatens him with termination.
(b) He begins speaking in Ptydepe.
(c) He reveals his location.
(d) He refuses to give him authorization.

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

5. Which phrase best describes the clerk's actions?
(a) Admirable.
(b) Ignorant.
(c) Sucking up.
(d) Selfish.

Short Answer Questions

1. in Act 1, Scene 5, what does Lear attempt to illustrate about Ptydepe?

2. What does Lear acknowledge about Ptydepe?

3. At the beginning of Act 2, Scene 8, how is Lear's student answering the questions?

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

5. What is Act 1, Scene 3 trying to illustrate about Gross?

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