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

2. How does Stroll exit in Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) Suddenly.
(b) Slowly.
(c) Involuntarily.
(d) Angrily.

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

4. What does Hana repeatedly ask Gross in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) If she can have the authorization for Ptydepe lessons.
(b) If he knows where the new snack bar is located.
(c) If she can get some more milk.
(d) If she can go to lunch.

5. What is significant about the examples Lear uses for the word, "boo?"
(a) They describe an ambush or surprise, which symbolizes what Gross is experiencing.
(b) They describe the act of scaring someone who has been stealing, which symbolizes the Staff Watcher catching Gross earlier.
(c) They describe the act of crying, which symbolizes Gross' sorrow over his title loss.
(d) They describe the act of trying to scare someone, which symbolizes Gross' intent earlier.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Gross attempt to persuade in order to bypass authorization?

2. Who is revealed to be the person that authorized the use of Ptydepe?

3. What is the overall point that Havel is making in Act 1, Scene 5?

4. What is the goal of the higher-ups in explaining the necessity for Ptydepe?

5. Where does the Staff Watcher watch from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Helena's request for Maria to help her make coffee symbolize?

2. What does the fact that Gross doesn't know the answers to Lear's Ptydepe questions also symbolize, and what is ironic about it?

3. What is the reason Lear gives for a need of the new language, Ptydepe?

4. What is different about Gross and his approach in the very beginning of Act 2, Scene 10?

5. What do we notice right away about the relationship between Ballas and Pillar?

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

7. What are some of the differences between Ballas and Gross in their experiences as Managing Director?

8. How do Stroll and Savant talk about Maria and what do they infer about Gross?

9. How is Gross manipulated again in Act 1, Scene 5?

10. What is it about Gross' personality that makes him susceptible to Ballas' manipulation?

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