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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Carr wish to match in choosing a red cravat?
(a) His carnation.
(b) The union jack.
(c) His date's dress.
(d) His cumberbund.

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

3. In this section, Carr and Tzara cannot decide between which two countries as to which they are defending?
(a) Serbia and France.
(b) Belguim and Serbia.
(c) France and Germany.
(d) Germany and Belgium.

4. What name has Carr been given for Gwen's chaperon?
(a) Joyce.
(b) Nadya.
(c) Ellen.
(d) Cecily.

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

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

7. According to Tzara, what is out of fashion since the war?
(a) Causality.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Rhyme.
(d) Lovemaking.

8. What art movement is born our of the Meierei Bar in Zurich?
(a) Dada.
(b) Cubism.
(c) Abstract Expressionism.
(d) Surrealism.

9. What sound effect does Stoppard recommend to accompany time slips in the play?
(a) A thunder clap.
(b) A cuckoo clock chime.
(c) A tuba blast.
(d) A shattering of glass.

10. How many bottles of champagne have gone missing under Bennett's watch?
(a) 17.
(b) None.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

11. Which of the following figures is not among the attendees Carr jokingly names for the Social Democrats for Civil War in Europe meeting?
(a) Lenin's wife.
(b) Lenin.
(c) A police spy.
(d) Trotsky.

12. From what object is Tzara drawing slips of paper in the beginning of the play?
(a) His jacket.
(b) A cub.
(c) A folder.
(d) A hat.

13. According to Carr, what is the name of the street in Zurich on which both Lenin's lodging and Meierei bar were located?
(a) Hausquai.
(b) Lindenstrasse.
(c) Orelikenplatz.
(d) Spiegelgasse.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only driving force of war, according to Tzara?

2. In what country were Joyce and his wife when the war started?

3. What two characters believe Tzara's first name is Jack?

4. About what Swiss food does Carr state Rochefoucauld complained?

5. What does the British government request of Carr int his section?

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