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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In what town is the most famous photo of Lenin taken?
(a) Zurich.
(b) Bern.
(c) St. Petersburg.
(d) Moscow.

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

6. What food does Carr eat in this section as he tries to reason through his situation?
(a) Tea-cakes,
(b) Sardines.
(c) Cucumber sandwiches.
(d) Muffins.

7. On what day is the Zurich Library closed?
(a) Friday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Thursday.

8. What role from The Importance of Being Earnest does Carr actually play?
(a) Algernon.
(b) Lane.
(c) Lady Bracknell.
(d) Jack.

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

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

11. What composer's music reduces Lenin to tears int his section?
(a) Beethoven.
(b) Mozart.
(c) Wagner.
(d) Brahms.

12. According to Tzara, artists and intellectuals will be what to the Russian Revolution?
(a) A thorn in the side.
(b) Conscience.
(c) Priests.
(d) The voice.

13. What accessory does Lenin intend to wear as he steals out of Switzerland?
(a) Sunglasses.
(b) A cape.
(c) A wig.
(d) Face bandages.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What two countries does Carr tell Cecily are the same in this section?

2. What movement is represented by the artist Mayakovsky in this section?

3. During his introduction in the beginning of this section, what is the only thing that Carr says he knows of Joyce?

4. Which of the following is not a specific art movement that Lenin decries as incomprehensible in this section?

5. From what type of dictionary does Tzara claim the word Dada was taken?

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