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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gross do with the letter?
(a) He reads it out loud.
(b) He burns it.
(c) He ignores it.
(d) He throws it away.

2. What overall theme does the author use the office to illustrate?
(a) Office managers seldom know what is happening in their own office.
(b) The problems workers have with authority.
(c) Government bureaucracy.
(d) How to deal with troubled employees.

3. According to Gross and Hana's discussion, what is strange about Ptydepe, the new language being introduced?
(a) Hana understands it perfectly.
(b) It uses numbers in place of certain letters.
(c) Gross knows nothing about it.
(d) It contains no vowels.

4. What does Lear acknowledge about Ptydepe?
(a) It seems complicated.
(b) It is pointless.
(c) It is not structured well.
(d) It was created for the wrong reasons.

5. Why does Ballas tell Gross that the log book needs to be replaced?
(a) It has been damaged.
(b) It is lost.
(c) It has been stolen.
(d) It is full.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the higher-ups apparently approve in return for the office using Ptydepe?

2. What does the clerk's character symbolize?

3. Where does Scene 2 take place?

4. What style of writing best describes The Memorandum?

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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