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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. Gross is being intentionally forced to lose more of what?
(a) His independence of thought.
(b) His earnings.
(c) His employees.
(d) His responsibility.

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) How to deal with troubled employees.
(c) Government bureaucracy.
(d) The problems workers have with authority.

3. What does Gross finally concede to do in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Talk to the Staff Watcher.
(b) Authorize the continued use of Ptydepe.
(c) Apologize to Stroll.
(d) Purchase a new rubber stamp.

4. As a result of Gross' incorrect answers, what does Lear deny him?
(a) Further classes on Ptydepe.
(b) A cigarette.
(c) His previous position back.
(d) The memo translation.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the clerk receive for asking the questions?

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

3. What is Gross symbolically holding when Ballas and Pillar return to his office in Act 1 Scene 4?

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

5. At the beginning of the play, what kind of letter does Gross receive?

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