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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What news does Nadya deliver to Lenin in the beginning of the play?
(a) The czar has abdicated.
(b) The revolution has begun in St. Petersburg.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) Trotsky has been exiled from Russia.

2. Which of the following Dada artists in not mentioned by mentioned by Carr in his monologue?
(a) Duchamp.
(b) Ball.
(c) Arp.
(d) Picabia.

3. What objects are inadvertently interposed int he beginning of the play?
(a) Two folders.
(b) Two hats.
(c) Two books.
(d) Two passports.

4. 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 scale.
(c) A bull.
(d) A wheel.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Carr in this section, what activity was not encouraged or expressly forbidden in the British Consular Service?

3. In what year does Carr recall he was acquainted with Joyce, Lenin, and Tzara?

4. Which of the following facts does Carr announce is not open to correction at the end of his monologue?

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

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