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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is Act 1, Scene 3 trying to illustrate about Gross?
(a) He has no desire to learn Ptydepe.
(b) He will have to rely on Maria from this point on.
(c) He is being kept out of the loop.
(d) He is being deliberately given too much information at once.

4. At the beginning of the play, what kind of letter does Gross receive?
(a) A shipping invoice.
(b) A bill.
(c) A memorandum.
(d) A late notice.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Lear take a great deal of time to do?

3. Who is revealed to be the person that authorized the use of Ptydepe?

4. What is further illustrated in Scene 2?

5. According to Gross and Hana's discussion, what is strange about Ptydepe, the new language being introduced?

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