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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the other bureaucrats sense about Ballas?
(a) His reliance on Pillar.
(b) His bureaucratic vulnerability.
(c) His arrogance.
(d) His incompetence.

2. What does Gross' new position in Act 2, Scene 8 represent in the overall arch of the plot?
(a) Ballas' intimidation of him.
(b) His influence within the company.
(c) His gradual return to power.
(d) His value to the company.

3. Who does Ballas attempt to blame for the Ptydepe fiasco?
(a) Helena.
(b) Pillar.
(c) Hana.
(d) Column.

4. What is Gross' response when Ballas asks him about Ptydepe in Act 2, Scene 9?
(a) He ignores Ballas.
(b) He says that Ptydepe is stronger than ever.
(c) He doesn't know what to say.
(d) He lectures Ballas about the importance of Ptydepe.

5. What is Ballas holding when he enters the room in Act 2, Scene 9?
(a) A fire extinguisher.
(b) A memo.
(c) A cup of coffee.
(d) A bag of limes.

6. What is the point of Chorukor?
(a) To prevent employees from talking to each other.
(b) To please the higher-ups.
(c) To correct all of Ptydepe's mistakes.
(d) To stop Ballas from resigning.

7. What idea does Ballas come up with in Act 2, Scene 10?
(a) For him to become Gross' deputy.
(b) For Gross to admit Ptydepe was his fault.
(c) For him to talk with the higher-ups about Gross' ambitions.
(d) For Gross to forget about his desire to end Ptydepe.

8. What symbolism of hope does Havel use at the end of Act 2, Scene 8?
(a) Lear teaching to an empty classroom.
(b) Gross appearing with more authority than before.
(c) Gross answering all of the questions correctly.
(d) Ballas leaving the classroom defeated.

9. In Act 2, Scene 9, how many translations does Stroll say he has done?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) None.
(d) Two.

10. Who passes through the lecture as Lear is talking?
(a) Stroll.
(b) Gross.
(c) Ballas.
(d) Savant.

11. What does Maria encourage Gross to do in the second part of Act 2, Scene 9?
(a) Take over Ballas' position.
(b) Resign from the company.
(c) Give her a promotion.
(d) Fight to prove his innocence.

12. What is Stroll's excuse for not doing more translations?
(a) It is a difficult process because it takes too long.
(b) It is a difficult process because only the person writing in Ptydepe knows what it means.
(c) It is a difficult process because Lear is not a very good instructor.
(d) It is a difficult process because there is no formal guide on Ptydepe.

13. Gross admits that he has always been more of a dreamer than what?
(a) A survivor.
(b) A liar.
(c) A doer.
(d) A fighter.

14. What is significant about Pillar in Act 2, Scene 9?
(a) He talks to everyone but Gross.
(b) He reveals his plan for taking Ballas's position.
(c) He admits that he understands Ptydepe.
(d) He remains unnoticed by Ballas.

15. In Act 2, Scene 10, what does Gross inform Ballas are his intentions?
(a) To restore the Accounts Department.
(b) To resign.
(c) To visit the higher-ups.
(d) To end the use of Ptydepe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once Gross refuses to back down, what does Ballas suggest?

2. Why doesn't Hana understand Ptydepe?

3. Who vocally protests the use of Ptydepe in unison?

4. What recurring item in the play does Gross hang up at the end of Act 2, Scene 10?

5. What is interesting about the way Ballas receives the mail in Act 2, Scene 7?

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