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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One main point in Act 1, Scene 4 is to display that Ballas and the higher-ups are after power for what purpose?
(a) To benefit financially.
(b) For its own sake.
(c) To destroy Gross.
(d) To cause chaos.

2. What is Savant's primary responsibility as the Ptydepeist?
(a) Making sure Ptydepe is used correctly.
(b) Reporting anyone who is not using Ptydepe.
(c) Translating all existing memos into Ptydepe.
(d) Modifying Ptydepe for each department.

3. What is Gross symbolically holding when Ballas and Pillar return to his office in Act 1 Scene 4?
(a) A Ptydepe Dictionary.
(b) A fire extinguisher.
(c) A paper weight.
(d) An empty box.

4. Who does Gross attempt to persuade in order to bypass authorization?
(a) Ballas.
(b) Maria.
(c) Stroll.
(d) Helena.

5. What does the clerk's character symbolize?
(a) The result of a meaningless system.
(b) The notion of how lazy workers can advance in a company through deceit.
(c) The dangers of blind loyalty in a bureaucratic system.
(d) The concerns of the common worker.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Gross finally concede to do in Act 1, Scene 4?

3. What does Gross carry with him throughout Scene 2?

4. What does Gross do with the letter?

5. In modern times, what is a term used to describe the act of portraying something negative in a positive way?

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