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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does George, the Staff Watcher, do that upsets Gross and causes him to leave the room?
(a) He begins speaking in Ptydepe.
(b) He reveals his location.
(c) He refuses to give him authorization.
(d) He threatens him with termination.

2. What is further illustrated in Scene 2?
(a) The tension between Ballas and Pillar.
(b) The dislike between Gross and Ballas.
(c) The eating habits of Hana.
(d) The foolishness of Ptydepe.

3. Why does the Department of Authentication refuse to authenticate the new log book?
(a) The book is too expensive.
(b) They purchased the wrong type of log book.
(c) They inform them that there will no longer be a need for a log book.
(d) The expense wasn't officially authorized.

4. Where does Gross wish he could return to at the end of Acct 1, Scene 4?
(a) Stroll's office.
(b) His childhood.
(c) The Ptydepe Training Room.
(d) His apartment.

5. What does the clerk's character symbolize?
(a) The dangers of blind loyalty in a bureaucratic system.
(b) The notion of how lazy workers can advance in a company through deceit.
(c) The concerns of the common worker.
(d) The result of a meaningless system.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Department does the Ptydepe Translation Center replace?

2. The irony of the events in Acct 1, Scene 5 is that Gross' lack of knowledge prevents him from gaining what?

3. What does Gross interrupt at the start of Act 1, Scene 5?

4. Where does Scene 2 take place?

5. Who receives an A, scoring better than Gross, on their knowledge of Ptydepe?

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