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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hypothetically, the use of Ptydepe could remove what from the office?
(a) A number of positions.
(b) Waste of paper for multiple memos.
(c) Misunderstanding in inter-office communications.
(d) The need to speak.

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

3. What is the overall point that Havel is making in Act 1, Scene 5?
(a) Gross has no idea that he is being manipulated.
(b) Gross does not belong in Ptydepe class.
(c) Ptydepe is a waste of time.
(d) Everyone is smarter than Gross.

4. What does Lear take a great deal of time to do?
(a) Argue with Gross.
(b) Finish a sentence.
(c) Answer questions.
(d) Explain how Ptydepe was developed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the clerk's character symbolize?

2. What happens to cause everyone at the party to stop talking?

3. What is it about the letter that automatically irritates Gross?

4. What is the underlying message about Stroll's position?

5. What do Stroll and Savant offer as proof for their theory that Gross "lusts after" Maria?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is it about the letter Gross receives that gets his attention, why is it significant to the play, and how does Gross react to it?

2. What are the noticeable habits of Hana, the secretary, that are displayed in the beginning of the play?

3. What important message does Maria give to Gross at the beginning of the second part of Act 2, Scene 9, part 2 about winning, and how does it apply to his situation?

4. What are two main issues that Gross has with Ptydepe in Act 1, Scene 1?

5. What are some more examples of Ballas' parallel experience to Gross' time as Managing Director that are given in the first part of Act 2, Scene 9?

6. How does Lear explain the complexities of Ptydepe to the class?

7. What is significant about Thumb's interaction with Lear in Act 2, Scene 11?

8. Explain the symbolic meanings behind some of the characters introduced in Act 1, Scene 3.

9. What explanation does Ballas offer to Gross and what position does he offer him?

10. Why does Gross report to the Training Center in Act 1, Scene 5, and what is he carrying?

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