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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who receives an A, scoring better than Gross, on their knowledge of Ptydepe?
(a) Stroll.
(b) Ballas.
(c) Thumb.
(d) Hana.

2. What happens to cause everyone at the party to stop talking?
(a) Ballas and Pillar enter the room.
(b) They discover there is no more coffee.
(c) Gross shouts for them to be quiet.
(d) Maria slaps Stroll for making a rude comment.

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

4. What is Gross's new title?
(a) Assistant Director.
(b) Assistant Manager.
(c) Deputy Director.
(d) Deputy Manager.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. At the beginning of the play, what kind of letter does Gross receive?
(a) A late notice.
(b) A bill.
(c) A shipping invoice.
(d) A memorandum.

13. What is Savant's primary responsibility as the Ptydepeist?
(a) Making sure Ptydepe is used correctly.
(b) Modifying Ptydepe for each department.
(c) Reporting anyone who is not using Ptydepe.
(d) Translating all existing memos into Ptydepe.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Ballas located at the end of Act 1, Scene 4?

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

3. Where does Gross wish he could return to at the end of Acct 1, Scene 4?

4. Lear agrees to help Gross, only if he can show that his interest in Ptydepe is what?

5. Who does Ballas point out is in control of Ptydepe?

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