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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Carr when he heard about the offset of the First World War?
(a) Dublin.
(b) Paris.
(c) Saville Row.
(d) Burbank.

2. Whose dropped writings does Joyce pick up in the first scene of the play?
(a) Carr.
(b) Gwendolen.
(c) Lenin.
(d) Tzara.

3. From what Irish town does Carr announce James Joyce did not hale?
(a) Galway.
(b) Limerick.
(c) Cork.
(d) Dublin

4. In this section Carr comments that is entirely reasonable for the exploited classes of Russia to turn against whom?
(a) The government.
(b) Their spouses.
(c) Their servants.
(d) Themselves.

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

6. To what object does Carr liken the First World War as he describes Switzerland at the end of his monologue?
(a) A bull.
(b) A wheel.
(c) A hurricane.
(d) A scale.

7. According to the Bolsheviks, how long should the bourgeois-capitalist democracy last in Russia?
(a) A year.
(b) It should not exist
(c) A few days.
(d) Four months.

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

9. What does Joyce announce that he intends to do before leaving the room in this section?
(a) Prepare for The Importance of Being Earnest.
(b) Meet Gwen.
(c) Work on Ulysses.
(d) Take a leisurely walk.

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

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

12. What is the only driving force of war, according to Tzara?
(a) Ego.
(b) Capitalism.
(c) Bloodlust.
(d) Religion.

13. For what purpose does Joyce say he needs money from Carr?
(a) To afford a ring for Gwen.
(b) To pay off a debt.
(c) To send his manuscript to Ireland.
(d) To mount a play.

14. In what two locations does the play take place?
(a) A theatre and a train station.
(b) A train station and a room.
(c) A room and a library.
(d) A library and a theatre.

15. In what year was Lenin forced into exile from Russia?
(a) 1894.
(b) 1905.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1916.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of this section, what does Carr tell Bennett is completely absent from Switzerland?

2. What did Tzara leave in Carr's drawing room on his last visit?

3. To which "misfortune" does Carr refer in this section, regarding Tristan Tzara (14)?

4. What does the Dada artist entitle the work that consists of his name in the snow?

5. In this section, Carr and Tzara cannot decide between which two countries as to which they are defending?

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