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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. Against what does Carr's historical winner bet sixpence?
(a) Atlantis.
(b) The Titanic.
(c) Franz Ferdinand,
(d) Nero.

2. What is the profession of the man who has Lenin as a tenant, according to Carr?
(a) A musician.
(b) A mason.
(c) A banker.
(d) A cobbler.

3. To which "misfortune" does Carr refer in this section, regarding Tristan Tzara (14)?
(a) He is Romanian.
(b) He was wounded in the war.
(c) He is an artist.
(d) He has lost his wife.

4. What masterwork is Joyce in the process of write when he and Carr are acquainted?
(a) The Dubliners.
(b) Finnegan's Wake.
(c) Ulysses.
(d) Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man.

5. What "modish novelty" does Carr disapprove of in Bennett (14)?
(a) Free association.
(b) Marxism.
(c) Reading.
(d) Amateur theatrics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bennett, at the end of this section, says that the British believe the most important Russian leader is still whom?

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

3. What does the British government request of Carr int his section?

4. Which of the following locations is not mentioned by Carr as he describes the horrors of the First World War?

5. What article of clothing does Bannett mention specifically when describing Tzara to Carr?

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