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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon what does Tzara announce defiantly that he spits?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Religion.
(c) The classics.
(d) Joyce's novel.

2. In mistakenly recalling Lenin's appearance, what regional appearance does Carr say he bears?
(a) Scandinavia.
(b) South America.
(c) Iberia.
(d) The Orient.

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

4. How does Tzara say Cecily is studying the great poets?
(a) In order of importance.
(b) Alphabetically.
(c) Sporadically.
(d) Chronologically.

5. Which of the following facts does Carr announce is not open to correction at the end of his monologue?
(a) His name.
(b) His politics.
(c) His prowess as a lover.
(d) His height.

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

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

8. According to Tzara, how do Communists like their art?
(a) Bourgeois.
(b) Revolutionary.
(c) Tasteless.
(d) Nonexistent.

9. Which character shushes the other characters onstage in the first scene of the play?
(a) Cecily.
(b) Nadya.
(c) Joyce.
(d) Tzara.

10. What two items are mentioned several times in this section as part of a time slip?
(a) Cufflinks and studs.
(b) Ties and ascots.
(c) Newspapers and telegrams.
(d) Fruits and cheeses.

11. What article of clothing does Bannett mention specifically when describing Tzara to Carr?
(a) Monocle.
(b) Spats.
(c) Bow tie.
(d) Top hat.

12. What decision by Russia's provincial government enrages the Soviets in this section?
(a) It gives amnesty to the czar and his family.
(b) It stays involved in the war.
(c) It arrests the Bolshevik leadership.
(d) It signs a nonaggression treaty with Serbia.

13. What news does Nadya deliver to Lenin in the beginning of the play?
(a) The czar has abdicated.
(b) Trotsky has been exiled from Russia.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) The revolution has begun in St. Petersburg.

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

15. What two colors does Carr theorize that Joyce's smoking jacket might have been?
(a) Gold or taupe.
(b) Brown or grey.
(c) Blue or purple.
(d) Maroon or pink.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following characters does not enter at the beginning of this section?

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

3. What type of poem does Lenin declaim at the end of the first scene of the play?

4. How much money does Bennett say he'd bet on Lenin to succeed in Russia?

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

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