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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What two characters believe Tzara's first name is Jack?
(a) Carr and Gwen.
(b) Carr and Bennet.
(c) Cecily and Lenin.
(d) Joyce and Gwen.

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

4. Where on his body was Carr wounded in the war?
(a) His leg.
(b) His shoulder.
(c) His foot.
(d) His hindquarters.

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

6. Due to a clerical error on his birth certificate, what if James Joyce's legal middle name?
(a) Augusta.
(b) Maria.
(c) Patricia.
(d) Clara.

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

8. For what occasion is Carr dressing in this section?
(a) A diplomatic banquet.
(b) A wedding.
(c) The theatre.
(d) A date.

9. What does Bennett think are the odds against Lenin prevailing in Russia?
(a) 1 billion to 1.
(b) 1 million to 1.
(c) 10,000 to 1.
(d) 1,000 to 1.

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

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

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

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

14. According to Gwen in this section, what does Tzara do in addiction to writing poetry?
(a) He dances.
(b) He teaches art history.
(c) He sculpts.
(d) He paints.

15. Which of the following locations is not mentioned by Carr as he describes the horrors of the First World War?
(a) Serbia.
(b) Montenegro,
(c) Alsace.
(d) Moscow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose dropped writings does Joyce pick up in the first scene of the play?

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

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

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

5. What "modish novelty" does Carr disapprove of in Bennett (14)?

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