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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ballas manipulate Gross into admitting in Act 1, Scene 6?
(a) His dislike for Stroll.
(b) That he has no intention of learning Ptydepe.
(c) That he wants his former position back.
(d) His guilt in being disrespectful, and misusing company funds and property.

2. In defense of Ptydepe, what does Ballas declare the new language is far more of than the current one?
(a) Comprehensive.
(b) Error-proof.
(c) Basic.
(d) Humanist.

3. Hypothetically, the use of Ptydepe could remove what from the office?
(a) Waste of paper for multiple memos.
(b) A number of positions.
(c) Misunderstanding in inter-office communications.
(d) The need to speak.

4. What does Lear take a great deal of time to do?
(a) Explain how Ptydepe was developed.
(b) Finish a sentence.
(c) Answer questions.
(d) Argue with Gross.

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

6. According to Lear, how is the best way to learn Ptydepe?
(a) Slowly.
(b) With unshakeable faith.
(c) With an abandonment of English.
(d) By speaking it every day.

7. As explained in the play, what is Ptydepe designed to reduce?
(a) Subordination.
(b) A language barrier between employees.
(c) Clerical errors.
(d) Individuality.

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

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

10. Where does Act 1, Scene 3 take place?
(a) The Accounting Office.
(b) The Ptydepe Classroom.
(c) The Ptydepe Translation Center.
(d) The Department of Authenticity.

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

12. What habit does Hana have that prevents her from doing work?
(a) She is always late.
(b) She asks too many questions.
(c) She combs her hair.
(d) She talks too much.

13. What is Gross rumored to be using inappropriately?
(a) The company vehicle.
(b) Company funds.
(c) A rubber stamp.
(d) His authority.

14. What do Stroll and Savant remark about Maria?
(a) She is lazy.
(b) She doesn't know Ptydepe yet.
(c) She is always getting food.
(d) She is attractive.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gross do with the letter?

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

3. What does Hana repeatedly ask Gross in Act 1, Scene 4?

4. What does Gross interrupt at the start of Act 1, Scene 5?

5. In Act 1, Scene 6, what is the one signal of hope that Gross does not see, symbolizing that he has lost all hope in his current situation?

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