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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. To what symbol of nonviolence does Carr compare Switzerland in his monologue?
2. As what does Carr theorize that Tzara is trying to pass?
3. What sound effect does Stoppard recommend to accompany time slips in the play?
4. What decision by Russia's provincial government enrages the Soviets in this section?
5. What object does Tzara say man would be without art?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what terms does Carr describe Switzerland in this section?
2. What opinion do the Bolsheviks have regarding bourgeois-capitalist democracy in Russia?
3. Describe Joyce's defense of classical literature.
4. How does Henry Carr change at the end of his monologue?
5. How does Gwen react to Tzara's poem?
6. Why does Tzara have two names?
7. How did Tristan Tzara discover the word Dada?
8. What lie does Carr argue is the artist's great achievement?
9. Describe Carr's obsession with clothing.
10. What caveat does Gwen give in accepting Tzara's proposal?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay about the character of James Joyce. He is one of the most enigmatic characters in the play, but he has one of the deepest verifiable relationships with Henry Carr. The first half of the essay should concern his art. How does Ulysses fulfill a primal need that he has for literature? What special significance does he assign to the character of Odysseus? The second half should concern his attitude toward money. To what extent does indebtedness and miserliness plague his association with Carr? Is it possible that these attributes may be a creation of Carr the storyteller?
Essay Topic 2
The play opens with a tableau of the Zurich Library. It includes three tables, inhabited by five characters. Write an essay analyzing this opening tableau as a diagram for the artistic and political debate which is to follow. Who dominates each table? What are these dominant figures doing at the beginning of the play? What major movements of the First World War era are represented by these tables?
Essay Topic 3
As the Revolution in St. Petersburg heats up and the Zimmerwaldists of Switzerland begin to plan their return to Russia, the characters of the play begin to debate how the scenarios delineated by Marx can be realized in the world. Write an essay charting these debates, focusing on Bennett's explanation of Marxism and Cecily's debate with Carr regarding its legitimacy. How does the Russian Revolution conform to the path dictated by Marx? What short cuts are being taken? What is Lenin's importance in the process, according to the theory?
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