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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What action does Lear take as a result of his impatience in Act 2, Scene 8?
(a) He calls for Stroll.
(b) He dismisses the student.
(c) He calls for Ballas.
(d) He begins yelling louder.

3. What is Pillar's response when he is asked by Ballas if he knows Ptydepe?
(a) He begins to read a document in Ptydepe.
(b) He leaves the room immediately.
(c) He shakes his head.
(d) He tells Ballas that he isn't sure.

4. Who receives an A from Lear for answering correctly in Act 2, Scene 11?
(a) Thumb.
(b) Ballas.
(c) Gross.
(d) Stroll.

5. What theme does Chorukor represent in the play?
(a) Ballas' final mistake.
(b) A way to eliminate Gross.
(c) A misunderstood bureaucracy.
(d) A repeated cycle.

6. Who does Hana point out does not know Ptydepe either?
(a) Gross.
(b) Helena.
(c) Stroll.
(d) Ballas.

7. What angers Ballas about Pillar's meetings?
(a) He feels they are unnecessary.
(b) He doesn't know what they are about.
(c) He feels they do not keep Pillar away long enough.
(d) Pillar is ignoring his office responsibilities to attend them.

8. Once Gross refuses to back down, what does Ballas suggest?
(a) That Gross should be terminated.
(b) That Gross should work in the Accounts Department.
(c) That he and Gross should talk to Stroll.
(d) That he and Gross should resign.

9. What does Gross give to Ballas at his request in Act 2, Scene 9?
(a) Advice.
(b) A report.
(c) A bag of onions.
(d) A cigar.

10. What stunning topic does Lear bring up in Act 2, Scene 11?
(a) His promotion to the Department of Authentication.
(b) The creation of a new operating language.
(c) The termination of Stroll by the higher-ups.
(d) Gross' audit and how Ptydepe saved him.

11. How does George categorize Maria's actions?
(a) Admirable.
(b) Stupid.
(c) Pathetic.
(d) Brilliant.

12. What does Ballas finally do in Act 2, Scene 10 that is noteworthy?
(a) He reveals that he understands Ptydepe.
(b) He smokes a cigarette.
(c) He fires Thumb.
(d) He learns how to make coffee.

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

14. What is the overall message in Act 2, Scene 11?
(a) Gross realizes that he has too many enemies.
(b) Lear is not a very good teacher.
(c) Chorukor is better that Ptydepe.
(d) A bureaucratic system will continue to exist if left unchecked.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Lear, what is a big factor in the way people use Ptydepe?

2. What symbolism of hope does Havel use at the end of Act 2, Scene 8?

3. What is significant about Ballas' order for Hana to go out and get the chocolates?

4. According to Maria, what is the key to winning a fight?

5. What does George throw at Gross after hearing the news of his position change?

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