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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Carr compare being an artist in his rebuttal to Tzara?
(a) Cricket.
(b) Flying.
(c) Building cabinets.
(d) Eating.

2. What term for Germans is Carr unfamiliar with before entering the war?
(a) Saxon.
(b) Boche.
(c) Hun.
(d) Kraut.

3. According to Tzara, what is out of fashion since the war?
(a) Rhyme.
(b) Lovemaking.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Causality.

4. To what symbol of nonviolence does Carr compare Switzerland in his monologue?
(a) A white flag.
(b) An olive branch.
(c) A dove.
(d) A plowshare.

5. Which character is unassisted at the beginning of Act 1?
(a) Lenin.
(b) Tzara.
(c) Carr.
(d) Joyce.

Short Answer Questions

1. In mistakenly recalling Lenin's appearance, what regional appearance does Carr say he bears?

2. What news does Nadya deliver to Lenin in the beginning of the play?

3. In what country were Joyce and his wife when the war started?

4. Where was Carr when he heard about the offset of the First World War?

5. Whose work does Carr excitedly want produced by James Joyce's theatrical troupe?

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