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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Ballas manipulate Gross into admitting in Act 1, Scene 6?
(a) That he has no intention of learning Ptydepe.
(b) That he wants his former position back.
(c) His guilt in being disrespectful, and misusing company funds and property.
(d) His dislike for Stroll.

4. What does Gross' lack of Ptydepe knowledge signal, according to Lear?
(a) That he is smarter than the rest of the class.
(b) That he should not be working for the company.
(c) That he is not genuinely interested in learning Ptydepe.
(d) That he deserved to be removed from his position.

5. Who does the clerk's questions impress?
(a) Ballas.
(b) Lear.
(c) Hana.
(d) Gross.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the other bureaucrats sense about Ballas?

3. What is significant about Pillar in Act 2, Scene 9?

4. Once Gross refuses to back down, what does Ballas suggest?

5. In Act 2, Scene 7What does Ballas need help with?

(see the answer key)

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