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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 9, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Acknowledging the intent of the play, what does Havel feel should triumph over bureaucracy?
(a) Individualism.
(b) Power.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Communism.

2. Why doesn't Hana understand Ptydepe?
(a) She doesn't need to be able to read it.
(b) The classes were too hard.
(c) She doesn't have time to learn it.
(d) She refuses to recognize its existence.

3. What do Hana's continued repetitive trips to the store signify?
(a) Bureaucracy does not matter to regular people.
(b) She has no respect for Ballas.
(c) She is becoming more forgetful.
(d) She wishes Gross was her boss again.

4. Who does Helena introduce herself as?
(a) The CEO.
(b) The Chairman.
(c) The Supervisor of Ptydepe Training.
(d) The Czar of Accounting.

5. What style of writing best describes The Memorandum?
(a) Comedy.
(b) Satire.
(c) Memoir.
(d) Non-Fiction.

Short Answer Questions

1. in Act 1, Scene 5, what does Lear attempt to illustrate about Ptydepe?

2. What does Gross declare is reduced when people are forbidden to use their natural language?

3. What is the translated memo a protest of?

4. Hypothetically, the use of Ptydepe could remove what from the office?

5. What do Stroll and Savant offer as proof for their theory that Gross "lusts after" Maria?

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