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

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

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

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

5. What decision by Russia's provincial government enrages the Soviets in this section?
(a) It arrests the Bolshevik leadership.
(b) It stays involved in the war.
(c) It gives amnesty to the czar and his family.
(d) It signs a nonaggression treaty with Serbia.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What art movement is born our of the Meierei Bar in Zurich?

3. In what year was Lenin forced into exile from Russia?

4. About what Swiss food does Carr state Rochefoucauld complained?

5. What sound effect does Stoppard recommend to accompany time slips in the play?

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