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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. What does the British government request of Carr int his section?
(a) That he return to the front.
(b) That he allow Lenin passage out of Switzerland.
(c) That he return to London.
(d) That he spy on Lenin.

2. What art movement is born our of the Meierei Bar in Zurich?
(a) Surrealism.
(b) Abstract Expressionism.
(c) Cubism.
(d) Dada.

3. Which character shushes the other characters onstage in the first scene of the play?
(a) Tzara.
(b) Joyce.
(c) Nadya.
(d) Cecily.

4. In what year was Lenin forced into exile from Russia?
(a) 1905.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1916.
(d) 1894.

5. In what year does Carr recall he was acquainted with Joyce, Lenin, and Tzara?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1917.
(d) 1941.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In mistakenly recalling Lenin's appearance, what regional appearance does Carr say he bears?

3. In this section, Carr and Tzara cannot decide between which two countries as to which they are defending?

4. What two characters believe Tzara's first name is Jack?

5. What sound effect does Stoppard recommend to accompany time slips in the play?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scene at the beginning of the play.

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

3. How does Carr explain Tzara's appearance?

4. What confusion exist between Tzara and Carr regarding the reasoning behind the war?

5. How does Bennett become an asset to Lenin?

6. What are time slips?

7. How does Carr's opinion of Joyce seems to change as he sums up the writer's character in his monologue?

8. Describe Henry Carr as he enters the play.

9. How does Bennett describe Tzara?

10. What caveat does Cecily have for loving Carr/Tristan?

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