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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Morris Zapp invite to his Jerusalem conference via letter?
(a) Siegfried von Turpitz.
(b) Persse McGarrigle.
(c) Arthur Kingfisher.
(d) Fulvia Morgana.

2. How is Philip traveling out of Ankara?
(a) By plane.
(b) By night train.
(c) By car.
(d) By bus.

3. What is the initial ransom demanded for Morris Zapp?
(a) $500,000.
(b) $250,000.
(c) $100,000.
(d) $50,000.

4. Who owns the Club Exotica?
(a) Pussyville.
(b) The Cat's Meow.
(c) Girls Girls Girls.
(d) Girls Unlimited.

5. What does Persse do immediately after finding the Blue Heaven?
(a) He goes to the airport.
(b) He gets drunk.
(c) He has dinner.
(d) He goes inside.

6. What excuse does Joy use to leave Ankara early?
(a) Her son is sick.
(b) A friend was in a serious accident.
(c) Her aunt has died.
(d) A problem with her house.

7. What literary work is referenced in the prayer Persse had previously hung up in the airport chapel?
(a) "Pamela."
(b) "The Faerie Queene."
(c) "Orlando Furioso."
(d) "The Waste Land."

8. What literary work is being acted out in Lausanne?
(a) "The Faerie Queene."
(b) "Romeo and Juliet."
(c) "The Waste Land."
(d) "The Eve of St. Agnes."

9. Who is mentioned in a newspaper cutting sent to Morris Zapp as a possible UNESCO chair?
(a) Philip Swallow.
(b) Siegfried von Turpitz.
(c) Ronald Frobisher.
(d) Michel Tardieu.

10. Where does Persse discover that Angelica studied for a year?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Harvard.
(c) University College, Dublin.
(d) The Sorbonne.

11. Whom does Angelica love?
(a) Peter McGarrigle.
(b) Persse McGarrigle.
(c) Morris Zapp.
(d) Ernesto Morgana.

12. In which country is it "not necessary" to tip taxi drivers?
(a) Israel.
(b) Norway.
(c) Japan.
(d) Mexico.

13. Who is staying with Morris Zapp?
(a) Thelma Ringbaum.
(b) Angelica Pabst.
(c) Lily Pabst.
(d) Hilary Swallow.

14. Who leaks a possible UNESCO chair candidate's name to the "Sunday Times"?
(a) Rudyard Parkinson.
(b) Michel Tardieu.
(c) Robin Dempsey.
(d) Jacques Textel.

15. What is the name of the holiday celebrated during this Zurich conference on June 16th?
(a) Founder's Day.
(b) Bloomsday.
(c) Swiss Cheese Day.
(d) Blossoming Day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What title is "The Strange Affair of the Flesh and the Bosom" a translation of?

2. What does Persse do while waiting for the travel agents to set up his rental house?

3. In which country is soup eaten at every meal?

4. Who does ELIZA tell Robin Dempsey will get the UNESCO chair?

5. With whom does Fulvia Morgana have an affair at the Vienna conference?

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