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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to a speech at the Zurich People's House in 1917, what does Lenin think his role will be in the major battles of the Russian Revolution?
(a) He will return to Russia to lead them.
(b) He will die at the barricades.
(c) He will not live to see them.
(d) He will remain clear of them.

2. What type of poem does Lenin declaim at the end of the first scene of the play?
(a) A limerick.
(b) A haiku.
(c) A sonnet.
(d) A heroic verse.

3. According to Carr in this section, what activity was not encouraged or expressly forbidden in the British Consular Service?
(a) Poetry.
(b) Theatrics.
(c) Backpacking.
(d) Culinary pursuits.

4. What character from the play has left his card with Bennett?
(a) Joyce.
(b) Lenin.
(c) Tzara.
(d) Carr.

5. What color does Carr recall Lenin's eyes being?
(a) Grey.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What affliction does Joyce confess to having at the beginning of this section?

2. What is the third thing Carr learns from Zurich?

3. Who is the the Prime Minister of England in 1917?

4. What does Lenin dislike about the staging of a Dickens tale?

5. What Shakespearean lady has Carr played at Eton?

(see the answer key)

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