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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. By his own estimation, what makes Tzara an artist?
(a) He is Romanian.
(b) He is innately creative.
(c) He says he is.
(d) He creates beauty.

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

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

6. In what country were Joyce and his wife when the war started?
(a) Belgium.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) France.
(d) Austro-Hungary.

7. Citing Karl Marx in this section, Bennett states that there is no way for a country to transition seamlessly from autocracy to what?
(a) Socialism.
(b) Utopia.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Concensus.

8. How does the style of dialogue change as the new characters enter in this section?
(a) Everyone speaks in French.
(b) Everyone speaks in limericks.
(c) Everyone speaks only with the word "dada".
(d) Everyone speaks in pantomime.

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

10. How much money does Bennett say he'd bet on Lenin to succeed in Russia?
(a) 5 pounds.
(b) 50 shillings.
(c) 1 pound.
(d) 1 shilling.

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

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

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

14. 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) Kerensky.
(d) Lenin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Joyce announce that he intends to do before leaving the room in this section?

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

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

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

5. In what year was Lenin forced into exile from Russia?

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