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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. What does Ballas announce to the group in Actc 2, Scene 10?
(a) That Gross is responsible for Ptydepe.
(b) That Gross will be the Managing Director once again.
(c) That Stroll talked him into starting Ptydepe.
(d) That he is resigning.

2. What does Gross fear if he does not agree to the switch?
(a) He will have to talk to the Staff Watcher again.
(b) His career will be over.
(c) He will have a lawsuit filed against him.
(d) He will be even further demoted.

3. What do Ballas and Gross argue about?
(a) The termination of Ptydepe.
(b) Gross' refusal to understand Ptydepe.
(c) Ballas' salary.
(d) The Staff Watcher's report.

4. What do the higher-ups apparently approve in return for the office using Ptydepe?
(a) A shorter work week.
(b) More vacation time.
(c) Raises for all the employees.
(d) A new snack bar.

5. What is Stroll's excuse for not doing more translations?
(a) It is a difficult process because it takes too long.
(b) It is a difficult process because there is no formal guide on Ptydepe.
(c) It is a difficult process because Lear is not a very good instructor.
(d) It is a difficult process because only the person writing in Ptydepe knows what it means.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of a party is going on in Act 1, Scene 6?

2. What overall theme does the author use the office to illustrate?

3. Who is the only student Lear is lecturing during Act 2, Scene 8?

4. What does the clerk's character symbolize?

5. What point does Havel make about Ptydepe in Act 2, Scene 8?

(see the answer key)

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