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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What profession does Lenin's attire suggest when he enters in Act 2?
(a) A parson.
(b) A porter.
(c) A banker.
(d) A doctor.

2. What sound effect does Stoppard recommend to accompany time slips in the play?
(a) A thunder clap.
(b) A shattering of glass.
(c) A cuckoo clock chime.
(d) A tuba blast.

3. According to Carr, what sensation is created by the many punctual clocks in Zurich?
(a) Harmony.
(b) Permanence.
(c) Exactitude.
(d) Possibility.

4. What precious stone is in Carr's preferred studs?
(a) Saphire.
(b) Emerald.
(c) Ruby.
(d) Opal.

5. What affliction does Joyce confess to having at the beginning of this section?
(a) Narcolepsy.
(b) Gout.
(c) Glaucoma.
(d) Syphillis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first thing that Carr does when he meets Tzara in this section?

2. What does Carr wish to match in choosing a red cravat?

3. How many bottles of champagne have gone missing under Bennett's watch?

4. In mocking Tzara's Dadaist pretensions in this section, what does Carr say the communist will have Tzara pissing?

5. What does Joyce pull out of Tzara's hat before leaving the stage?

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