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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. How does Tzara say Cecily is studying the great poets?
(a) Sporadically.
(b) Alphabetically.
(c) In order of importance.
(d) Chronologically.

2. What does Joyce announce that he intends to do before leaving the room in this section?
(a) Work on Ulysses.
(b) Take a leisurely walk.
(c) Meet Gwen.
(d) Prepare for The Importance of Being Earnest.

3. What object does Tzara say man would be without art?
(a) A grain silo.
(b) A turnstile.
(c) A thresher.
(d) A coffee-grinder.

4. Bennett, at the end of this section, says that the British believe the most important Russian leader is still whom?
(a) Lenin.
(b) Trotsky.
(c) Kerensky.
(d) Czar Nicholas.

5. What type of poem does Lenin declaim at the end of the first scene of the play?
(a) A limerick.
(b) A sonnet.
(c) A haiku.
(d) A heroic verse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color does Carr recall Lenin's eyes being?

2. As what does Carr theorize that Tzara is trying to pass?

3. According to Tzara, how do Communists like their art?

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

5. When Bennett states that a social revolution has occurred in Russia, what activity does Carr assume this involves?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Lenin's ill-fated plan to leave Switzerland?

3. Why does Tzara have two names?

4. Describe Henry Carr as he enters the play.

5. What is the real reason for Tzara's visit?

6. What request is made of Carr by the British government at the end of the scene?

7. How does Bennett describe Tzara?

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

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

10. How does Carr respond to Tzara's Dadaist sentiments?

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