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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The parallels Havel draws in Act 1, Scene 4 are between Ballas and what?
(a) Irrational thinking.
(b) Bureaucracy.
(c) Hypocrisy.
(d) Incompetence.

2. Who is revealed to be the person that authorized the use of Ptydepe?
(a) Gross.
(b) Pillar.
(c) Hana.
(d) Ballas.

3. What does Gross do with the letter?
(a) He burns it.
(b) He reads it out loud.
(c) He throws it away.
(d) He ignores it.

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

5. Where does Scene 2 take place?
(a) The Ptydepe classroom.
(b) The Department of Authentication.
(c) The mailroom.
(d) The office.

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

7. What does Gross carry with him throughout Scene 2?
(a) A roll.
(b) The memorandum.
(c) A pen and paper.
(d) The new log book.

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

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

10. What does Gross give Ballas and Pillar?
(a) A check.
(b) A money order.
(c) An I.O.U.
(d) Cash.

11. What is Gross' main concern that leads him to become angry in Act 1, Scene 6?
(a) The unfair treatment of Maria.
(b) The abuse of power that Ballas is showing.
(c) The complicated process of getting a translation.
(d) The stupidity of Ptydepe.

12. What is Act 1, Scene 3 trying to illustrate about Gross?
(a) He is being deliberately given too much information at once.
(b) He will have to rely on Maria from this point on.
(c) He is being kept out of the loop.
(d) He has no desire to learn Ptydepe.

13. The larger metaphor for the clerk is a warning against what?
(a) A Dictatorship.
(b) A Monarchy.
(c) Communism.
(d) Liberalism.

14. What does Gross attempt to steal from Stroll's desk?
(a) A cigar.
(b) A Ptydepe Dictionary.
(c) An authorization form.
(d) A piece of paper.

15. Lear agrees to help Gross, only if he can show that his interest in Ptydepe is what?
(a) Mandatory.
(b) Sincere.
(c) A sign of acceptance.
(d) Fabricated.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What is significant about the examples Lear uses for the word, "boo?"

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

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