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

2. What does the clerk receive for asking the questions?
(a) A gold star.
(b) A lecture.
(c) Termination.
(d) An A.

3. What point is the author trying to make by having Hana make separate trips for food?
(a) She is wasting time, but no one realizes it.
(b) Gross has no control over her.
(c) They don't have money in the budget for a new log book, but there is money for food.
(d) She is always hungry.

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

5. According to Lear, how is the best way to learn Ptydepe?
(a) Slowly.
(b) With unshakeable faith.
(c) By speaking it every day.
(d) With an abandonment of English.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does the clerk's questions impress?

3. What does Gross give Ballas and Pillar?

4. What is the goal of the higher-ups in explaining the necessity for Ptydepe?

5. What Department does the Ptydepe Translation Center replace?

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