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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. For what purpose does Joyce say he needs money from Carr?
(a) To pay off a debt.
(b) To afford a ring for Gwen.
(c) To mount a play.
(d) To send his manuscript to Ireland.

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

3. What news does Nadya deliver to Lenin in the beginning of the play?
(a) The revolution has begun in St. Petersburg.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) The czar has abdicated.
(d) Trotsky has been exiled from Russia.

4. In what country were Joyce and his wife when the war started?
(a) Austro-Hungary.
(b) France.
(c) Belgium.
(d) Switzerland.

5. Which of the following is not a term that Carr shouts at Tzara when he loses his temper in this section?
(a) Pedant.
(b) Dago.
(c) Atheist.
(d) Bolshevik.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Carr compare being an artist in his rebuttal to Tzara?

2. Upon what does Tzara announce defiantly that he spits?

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

4. What does the British government request of Carr int his section?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Joyce's defense of classical literature.

2. How does Gwen react to Tzara's poem?

3. How does Carr explain the essential pleasure of Switzerland to Bennett at the beginning of this section?

4. What is the last straw for Gwen and Cecily regarding Tzara and Carr?

5. What final words of wisdom does Carr offer at the end of the play?

6. How does Joyce explain his decision to produce The Importance of Being Earnest?

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

8. Why does Carr bring up Bennett's logbook in this section?

9. What is the reason for Cecily's coming to Gwen's house?

10. How does Bennett become an asset to Lenin?

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