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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Act 2, Scene 9, how many translations does Stroll say he has done?
2. Which two characters enter and leave during Lear's lecture in Act 2 , Scene 11?
3. What is the translated memo a protest of?
4. What proposal does Ballas make to Gross in Act 2, Scene 9?
5. What does Maria encourage Gross to do in the second part of Act 2, Scene 9?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the final scene display the need to confront the attempt to suppress individualism and freedom at any cost? Which characters in the scene illustrate that the most? Why do you think Havel chose those characters to make the strongest point of the play?
Essay Topic 2
One of the characters that display Havel's satire the most is Hana. Describe her actions throughout the play and how they become a part of the humor that accompanies satire. Also, what is her place within the bureaucracy and what do her daily activities say about it in a larger sense?
Essay Topic 3
The protest in Scene 10 of Act 2 is one of Havel's most blatant illustrations of the dangers he is writing the play to raise awareness of. How does the protest relate to those dangers? What does it say about the bureaucrats involved? Also, explain Pillar's specific role in the protest and the warning Havel is making through his work. Include the significance of Pillar's name and how it fits in with the character's purpose in the plot at this point in the play.
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