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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what object does Carr liken the First World War as he describes Switzerland at the end of his monologue?
(a) A hurricane.
(b) A wheel.
(c) A scale.
(d) A bull.

2. Bennett, at the end of this section, says that the British believe the most important Russian leader is still whom?
(a) Trotsky.
(b) Lenin.
(c) Czar Nicholas.
(d) Kerensky.

3. Where is Joyce buried at the time thhat the Old Carr speaks in this section?
(a) Zurich.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) Dublin.

4. How many times does Joyce instruct Gwen to repeat his dictation in the text?
(a) 5 times.
(b) Twice.
(c) 3 times.
(d) 10 times.

5. According to the Bolsheviks, how long should the bourgeois-capitalist democracy last in Russia?
(a) Four months.
(b) It should not exist
(c) A few days.
(d) A year.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what occasion is Carr dressing in this section?

2. To what symbol of nonviolence does Carr compare Switzerland in his monologue?

3. What is the profession of the man who has Lenin as a tenant, according to Carr?

4. Citing Karl Marx in this section, Bennett states that there is no way for a country to transition seamlessly from autocracy to what?

5. What objects are inadvertently interposed int he beginning of the play?

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