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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta is not mentioned in the section?
(a) Patience.
(b) Iolanthe.
(c) The H.M.S. Pinafore.
(d) The Mikado.

2. In this section, Tzara tells Gwen that her most perfect attribute is her what?
(a) Voice.
(b) Hands.
(c) Posterior.
(d) Ear.

3. What new information does Cecily reveal about Bennett in this section?
(a) He is a Bolshevik sympathizer.
(b) He is an amateur poet.
(c) He is a spy.
(d) He has fled to Serbia.

4. How does Carr describe his trial against Joyce at the end of Act 1?
(a) A kangaroo court.
(b) A travesty.
(c) An epic battle.
(d) A fait accompli.

5. What did Lenin do during a major famine in Russia?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Wrote his first book.
(c) Emigrated.
(d) Organized soup kitchens.

6. How much money does Carr end up giving Joyce in this section?
(a) 5 pounds.
(b) 10 pounds.
(c) 14 pounds.
(d) 2 pounds.

7. What leader does Lenin state that he particularly distrusts in this section?
(a) Grimm.
(b) Kerensky.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Lloyd George.

8. In this section, Lenin proclaims that no freedom can be achieved in a society based on what?
(a) Money.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Mankind.
(d) Lies.

9. In what year did Tristan Tzara die?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1933,
(c) 1982.
(d) 1963.

10. What is covering Joyce when he returns to the scene to speak with Tzara?
(a) Carnations.
(b) A sheet.
(c) Slips of paper.
(d) Water.

11. According to Carr, why was Marx wrong in his assessment of capitalism?
(a) He has never invested in a major company.
(b) He was ill-educated.
(c) He was writing during the Industrial Revolution.
(d) He was writing from a foriegn perspective.

12. Who does Gwen leave to tell of her engagement to Tzara?
(a) Bennett.
(b) Carr.
(c) Joyce.
(d) Cecily.

13. What object does Lenin accidentally strike when he slams his fist on Cecily's desk?
(a) A manuscript.
(b) A top hat.
(c) A bell.
(d) A rabbit.

14. According to a speech at the Zurich People's House in 1917, what does Lenin think his role will be in the major battles of the Russian Revolution?
(a) He will remain clear of them.
(b) He will die at the barricades.
(c) He will return to Russia to lead them.
(d) He will not live to see them.

15. What is the name of the man in whose house Lenin stay in Zurich?
(a) Bedetung.
(b) Schweisz.
(c) Crousse.
(d) Kammerer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Carr dream about sometimes?

2. What two countries are attempting to prevent Lenin's entry to Russia?

3. Whose poetry does Tzara attempt the dismember for Gwendolen in this section?

4. What novel by Tolstoy does Lenin especially admire?

5. According to Tzara, Huelsenbeck wanted to connect Dadaism to what other movement?

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