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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is Stroll?
(a) Gross' boss.
(b) The new Accounting manager.
(c) The CEO of the company.
(d) The head of the Center.

4. What indicates the author's symbolic use of metaphors?
(a) Gross' quest for information.
(b) Helena's mysterious actions.
(c) The names of the characters.
(d) The setting.

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

6. What overall theme does the author use the office to illustrate?
(a) The problems workers have with authority.
(b) Office managers seldom know what is happening in their own office.
(c) How to deal with troubled employees.
(d) Government bureaucracy.

7. What does Gross' lack of Ptydepe knowledge signal, according to Lear?
(a) That he should not be working for the company.
(b) That he deserved to be removed from his position.
(c) That he is not genuinely interested in learning Ptydepe.
(d) That he is smarter than the rest of the class.

8. What does Gross declare is reduced when people are forbidden to use their natural language?
(a) Their dignity.
(b) Their education.
(c) Their humanity.
(d) Their sanity.

9. What does Gross offer during his argument with Ballas?
(a) To pay for additional Ptydepe classes.
(b) To confront the higher-ups.
(c) To resign.
(d) To raise Ballas' salary.

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

11. Where does Gross wish he could return to at the end of Acct 1, Scene 4?
(a) His apartment.
(b) Stroll's office.
(c) The Ptydepe Training Room.
(d) His childhood.

12. Ballas and the higher-ups manipulate Gross in order to bring what to the company?
(a) Progress.
(b) Less paperwork.
(c) A more efficient system.
(d) Ptydepe.

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

14. What does Maria offer Helena in Act 1, scene 3?
(a) Onions.
(b) A roll.
(c) A donut.
(d) Cigarettes.

15. What is the underlying message about Stroll's position?
(a) He is incompetent, yet his lack of experience goes undetected.
(b) He abuses his authority by making hasty decisions.
(c) His knowledge is used to represent power over others.
(d) He enjoys humiliating Gross.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gross carry with him throughout Scene 2?

2. What does Ballas constantly look to Pillar for?

3. Who does Helena introduce herself as?

4. What is Gross trying to get accomplished in Act 1, Scene 3?

5. Who gets quizzed along with Gross on their knowledge of Ptydepe?

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