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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Gross state that he would have rather kept his former position?
(a) He likes watching people.
(b) He could take longer breaks to be with Maria.
(c) There would be less worrying about bureaucrats.
(d) There was a lot less responsibility.

5. What is causing the declining importance of Ptydepe?
(a) It's complexity.
(b) Ballas' insistence that it be made mandatory.
(c) A lack of interest.
(d) There are no more training classes being offered.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gross promise Maria in the second part of Act 2, Scene 9 that he will not do?

2. Gross admits that he has always been more of a dreamer than what?

3. What happens to take away from the power Gross thought he had at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 10?

4. At the beginning of Act 2, Scene 9, what is Maria trying on?

5. At what state is Ptydepe left in at the end of Act 2, Scene 8?

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