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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character is unassisted at the beginning of Act 1?
(a) Carr.
(b) Tzara.
(c) Joyce.
(d) Lenin.

2. What two colors does Carr theorize that Joyce's smoking jacket might have been?
(a) Brown or grey.
(b) Blue or purple.
(c) Gold or taupe.
(d) Maroon or pink.

3. What is the topic of Lenin's new book?
(a) Imperialism.
(b) The Armenian genocide.
(c) The war.
(d) The free market.

4. To what does Carr compare being an artist in his rebuttal to Tzara?
(a) Building cabinets.
(b) Eating.
(c) Flying.
(d) Cricket.

5. What character from the play has left his card with Bennett?
(a) Tzara.
(b) Carr.
(c) Lenin.
(d) Joyce.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what country were Joyce and his wife when the war started?

2. What article of clothing does Carr mention is the focus of the lawsuit between Joyce and him?

3. By his own estimation, what makes Tzara an artist?

4. How does Tzara say Cecily is studying the great poets?

5. The Zimmerwaldists believe the workers of the world need to oppose what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of Gwen and Joyce's visit in the limerick scene?

2. How do Cecil and Gwen realize that they are both engaged to Tzara?

3. What quandary is Carr facing in this section?

4. What is Henry Carr's relationship to James Joyce?

5. Why does Tzara distrust beauty and reason?

6. How do Gwendolen and Cecily mishandle their folders in the beginning of the play?

7. Describe some examples of the aristocratic aloofness Carr displays int his section.

8. How does Bennett become an asset to Lenin?

9. What questions does Carr attempt to answer regarding Dada?

10. What apologia does Henry Carr make regarding his memory?

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