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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What problematic attribute makes finding two Swedes for Lenin particularly difficult?
(a) They must speak Russian.
(b) They must have only one arm each.
(c) They must be twins.
(d) They must be deaf-mute.

2. According to Cecily, what is the sole purpose of art?
(a) Social criticism.
(b) To be burned.
(c) To be a commodity.
(d) Beauty.

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

4. According to Marx's theories, what must the Marxist embrace temporarily in order to eventually have a proletarian state?
(a) A bourgeois revolution.
(b) Anarchic violence.
(c) The Germans.
(d) A dictatorship.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What name does Henry Carr use to describe his "brother Jack" to Cecily (47)?

3. Where is Joyce buried at the time thhat the Old Carr speaks in this section?

4. What Shakespearean lady has Carr played at Eton?

5. What role from The Importance of Being Earnest does Carr actually play?

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