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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the clerk receive for asking the questions?
(a) An A.
(b) A lecture.
(c) A gold star.
(d) Termination.

2. What leads to Ballas and Gross switching positions?
(a) Gross' lack of Ptydepe proficiency.
(b) A decision from the higher-ups.
(c) A bet that Gross loses.
(d) The Staff Watcher's report.

3. What does Gross tell himself to rationalize his decision in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) That he was too weak to resist it.
(b) That Ballas was right.
(c) That he had no choice.
(d) That he could better serve the company in his new position.

4. One main point in Act 1, Scene 4 is to display that Ballas and the higher-ups are after power for what purpose?
(a) To benefit financially.
(b) To cause chaos.
(c) For its own sake.
(d) To destroy Gross.

5. What does Ballas ask Gross at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) If he is ready to be reasonable.
(b) If he can purchase an additional log book.
(c) If he received the authorization.
(d) If he has any more rolls.

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

7. What is the overall point that Havel is making in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) Gross has no idea that he is being manipulated.
(b) Gross does not belong in Ptydepe class.
(c) Everyone is smarter than Gross.
(d) Ptydepe is a waste of time.

8. What does George, the Staff Watcher, do that upsets Gross and causes him to leave the room?
(a) He begins speaking in Ptydepe.
(b) He reveals his location.
(c) He refuses to give him authorization.
(d) He threatens him with termination.

9. What is further illustrated in Scene 2?
(a) The tension between Ballas and Pillar.
(b) The eating habits of Hana.
(c) The foolishness of Ptydepe.
(d) The dislike between Gross and Ballas.

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

11. What is Gross symbolically holding when Ballas and Pillar return to his office in Act 1 Scene 4?
(a) A fire extinguisher.
(b) A paper weight.
(c) A Ptydepe Dictionary.
(d) An empty box.

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

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

14. What point is the author trying to make by having Hana make separate trips for food?
(a) She is wasting time, but no one realizes it.
(b) They don't have money in the budget for a new log book, but there is money for food.
(c) She is always hungry.
(d) Gross has no control over her.

15. What does Helena's constant need for Maria to help her make coffee symbolize?
(a) That she has no regard for Maria's time.
(b) That the people who have power cannot do anything for themselves.
(c) That she really likes coffee.
(d) That she is impatient.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the clerk's character symbolize?

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

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

4. Where does Scene 2 take place?

5. What is Savant's primary responsibility as the Ptydepeist?

(see the answer keys)

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