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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Acknowledging the intent of the play, what does Havel feel should triumph over bureaucracy?
(a) Power.
(b) Communism.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Individualism.

2. What new position does Ballas offer Gross in Act 2, Scene 7?
(a) Gopher.
(b) Staff Watcher.
(c) Head of the Department of Authentication.
(d) Director of Accounting.

3. At what state is Ptydepe left in at the end of Act 2, Scene 8?
(a) Thriving.
(b) Declining, but still necessary.
(c) Revived.
(d) Almost non-existent.

4. At the beginning of Act 2, Scene 8, how is Lear's student answering the questions?
(a) Incorrectly.
(b) He is refusing to answer them.
(c) Correctly.
(d) He is deliberately asking questions of his own.

5. According to Lear, what is a big factor in the way people use Ptydepe?
(a) They resent Ptydepe and never give it a fair chance.
(b) They are not smart enough to use Ptydepe.
(c) They get confused by the need for an additional language.
(d) They lose track of what they are trying to communicate.

6. According to Maria, what is the key to winning a fight?
(a) Being creative to overcome any weakness.
(b) Doing whatever it takes, even if it means not fighting fairly.
(c) Being stronger than what you are fighting.
(d) Not backing down.

7. What recurring item in the play does Gross hang up at the end of Act 2, Scene 10?
(a) His hat.
(b) His coat.
(c) His fire extinguisher.
(d) The original memorandum.

8. What does Gross promise Maria in the second part of Act 2, Scene 9 that he will not do?
(a) Make any trouble.
(b) Fight for himself.
(c) Back down.
(d) Ignore the audit.

9. Who is the only student Lear is lecturing during Act 2, Scene 8?
(a) Ballas.
(b) Pillar.
(c) Thumb.
(d) Gross.

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

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

12. Who is excited about Chorukor?
(a) Thumb.
(b) Ballas.
(c) Gross.
(d) Pillar.

13. What is Maria's reaction to Gross' reason for staying?
(a) She becomes embarrassed.
(b) She ignores him.
(c) She runs away.
(d) She becomes angry.

14. What point does Havel make about Ptydepe in Act 2, Scene 8?
(a) The company would be lost without it.
(b) Now Gross realizes its importance.
(c) Even Lear doesn't understand it.
(d) Even people who seemed to understand it before can see its uselessness.

15. What is Lear asked for as he begins teaching about Chorukor?
(a) Examples.
(b) Its origin.
(c) Its intent.
(d) The reasoning behind it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Hana point out does not know Ptydepe either?

2. What is the overall message in Act 2, Scene 11?

3. What idea does Ballas come up with in Act 2, Scene 10?

4. Which two characters enter and leave during Lear's lecture in Act 2 , Scene 11?

5. What theme does Chorukor represent in the play?

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