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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ballas constantly look to Pillar for?
(a) Confirmation.
(b) Humor.
(c) To finish his sentences.
(d) The meaning of words.

2. What does the item that Gross is carrying in Act 1, Scene 5 symbolize?
(a) His lack of enthusiasm for his new position.
(b) His intolerance for Ptydepe.
(c) His desire to hold onto whatever power he has left.
(d) His addiction to coffee.

3. As a reflection of bureaucracy, what kind of explanation do the higher-ups provide for the creation of Ptydepe?
(a) A complicated one.
(b) A brief one.
(c) A straightforward one.
(d) A nonexistent one.

4. Where is Ballas located at the end of Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Strolls' office.
(b) Gross' desk.
(c) The break room.
(d) His old desk.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ballas ask Gross at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 4?

2. What happens to cause everyone at the party to stop talking?

3. The parallels Havel draws in Act 1, Scene 4 are between Ballas and what?

4. What is it about the letter that automatically irritates Gross?

5. Where does Act 1, Scene 3 take place?

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