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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two countries are attempting to prevent Lenin's entry to Russia?
(a) Germany and Serbia.
(b) Belgium and France.
(c) Germany and Italy.
(d) Britain and France.

2. What does Lenin dislike about the staging of a Dickens tale?
(a) Its relentless Britishness.
(b) Its sentimentality.
(c) Its classism.
(d) Its Christian undertones.

3. In this section, Cecily say that when the history of the revolution is written, what will not loom large in it?
(a) The Kerensky government.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Her name.
(d) Dada.

4. According to Joyce, what is the only country not to have its art well-represented in Zurich?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) England.
(d) Russia.

5. What novel by Tolstoy does Lenin especially admire?
(a) Anna Karenina.
(b) Resurrection.
(c) Boyhood.
(d) War and Peace.

6. How much money does Joyce request of Carr after the play for tickets?
(a) 25 francs.
(b) 10 francs.
(c) 20 francs.
(d) 15 francs.

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

8. As an artist, to what does Joyce tell Carr he attaches no importance?
(a) Money.
(b) Good taste.
(c) Love.
(d) Politics.

9. Whose poetry does Tzara attempt the dismember for Gwendolen in this section?
(a) Milton's.
(b) Donne's.
(c) Petrarch's.
(d) Shakespeare's.

10. What two countries does Carr tell Cecily are the same in this section?
(a) Bulgaria and Romania.
(b) Albania and Montenegro.
(c) China and Mongolia.
(d) Russia and Germany.

11. What Shakespearean lady has Carr played at Eton?
(a) Lady Macbeth.
(b) Rosalind.
(c) Goneril.
(d) Cleopatra.

12. What name does Henry Carr use to describe his "brother Jack" to Cecily (47)?
(a) Booby.
(b) Lout.
(c) Saint.
(d) Prude.

13. Where are Lenin and Nadya when the war breaks out?
(a) Austro-Hungary.
(b) Italy.
(c) Russia.
(d) Switzerland.

14. According to Tzara, Huelsenbeck wanted to connect Dadaism to what other movement?
(a) Film.
(b) Surrealism.
(c) Anarchism.
(d) Communism.

15. Why does Cecily forgive Carr's outburst in the library in this section?
(a) The library is empty.
(b) The reference section is about to close.
(c) She is captivated by him.
(d) She is about to quit her post as librarian.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role from The Importance of Being Earnest does Carr actually play?

2. Which Gilbert and Sullivan operetta is not mentioned in the section?

3. Which of the following is not a title that Joyce attaches to Odysseus in this section?

4. What is the word on the first strip of paper that Tzara draws for Gwen's poem?

5. What object does Lenin accidentally strike when he slams his fist on Cecily's desk?

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