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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Gross searching for throughout Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) His cigarettes.
(b) Milk.
(c) Rolls.
(d) His coffee.

2. What does Helena ask Maria to do with the bag of limes she is carrying?
(a) Pass the limes out to the people at the party.
(b) Put them down.
(c) Bring them to her.
(d) Empty the bag immediately.

3. What is the clerk's name in Scene 2?
(a) Pinky.
(b) Knuckle.
(c) Thumb.
(d) Toe.

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

5. The irony of the events in Acct 1, Scene 5 is that Gross' lack of knowledge prevents him from gaining what?
(a) His dignity.
(b) Knowledge.
(c) His management position back.
(d) Power.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the translated memo a protest of?

2. What is further illustrated in Scene 2?

3. As a reflection of bureaucracy, what kind of explanation do the higher-ups provide for the creation of Ptydepe?

4. What does Stroll tell Gross is necessary in order to prevent any further individualism?

5. In defense of Ptydepe, what does Ballas declare the new language is far more of than the current one?

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