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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what symbol of nonviolence does Carr compare Switzerland in his monologue?
(a) An olive branch.
(b) A dove.
(c) A white flag.
(d) A plowshare.

2. Which character is unassisted at the beginning of Act 1?
(a) Joyce.
(b) Tzara.
(c) Lenin.
(d) Carr.

3. Which of the following characters does not enter at the beginning of this section?
(a) Tzara.
(b) Cecily.
(c) Joyce.
(d) Gwendolen.

4. What term for Germans is Carr unfamiliar with before entering the war?
(a) Hun.
(b) Boche.
(c) Saxon.
(d) Kraut.

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

6. In describing his trenches experience in this section, Carr says he ruined several what?
(a) Rifles.
(b) First edition Trollopes.
(c) Medals.
(d) Pairs of trousers.

7. What did Tzara leave in Carr's drawing room on his last visit?
(a) A bar tab.
(b) His library card.
(c) A French phrasebook.
(d) His cigarette case.

8. The Zimmerwaldists believe the workers of the world need to oppose what?
(a) The war.
(b) Tariffs.
(c) Capitalist exploitation.
(d) The Communists.

9. How many times does Joyce instruct Gwen to repeat his dictation in the text?
(a) 5 times.
(b) 3 times.
(c) 10 times.
(d) Twice.

10. At the beginning of this section, what does Carr tell Bennett is completely absent from Switzerland?
(a) Cod.
(b) War.
(c) Lechery.
(d) News journals.

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

12. To what country's system of government does Bennett compare the anticipate Russian state at the end of his explanation of Marxist?
(a) England.
(b) America.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

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

14. What article of clothing does Carr mention is the focus of the lawsuit between Joyce and him?
(a) Trousers.
(b) A hat.
(c) A cravat.
(d) A wescot.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Upon what does Tzara announce defiantly that he spits?

2. According to Carr, what is the name of the street in Zurich on which both Lenin's lodging and Meierei bar were located?

3. What two items are mentioned several times in this section as part of a time slip?

4. For what purpose does Joyce say he needs money from Carr?

5. What detail of the Russian Revolution is not mentioned by Bennett in this section?

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