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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lenin do during a major famine in Russia?

2. What profession does Lenin's attire suggest when he enters in Act 2?

3. In this section, Lenin proclaims that no freedom can be achieved in a society based on what?

4. According to Cecily, what is the sole purpose of art?

5. Which of the following is not a title that Joyce attaches to Odysseus in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tristan Tzara's hat is a central symbol of the play. From it is drawn, and its very significance seems to mystify Gwendolen and Henry Carr and James Joyce. Write an essay about the significance of the hat as a symbol. Who handles it besides Tzara and what surprises emerge from it? What role does it play in Tristan's wooing of Gwendolen? What does it represent in the world of the play?

Essay Topic 2

Tom Stoppard is a linguist, perhaps the most adventurous linguist of the modern theatre. Language plays a major part in Travesties, though the play is all in English. Write an essay analyzing the major forms the writing takes, focusing on four forms: Witty Farce, Docudrama, Modern Debate, and Limericks. When dos each form occur in the play? What characters or topics are invariably involved with each form? Does one form generally follow another?

Essay Topic 3

The central story of Travesties is a love story involving two couples, but it is driven in large part by the British desire to keep tabs on Lenin. Write an essay about Carr's mission to prevent Lenin's passage into Russia. How does he initially react to the assignment as related and elucidated by Bennett? Why does it bring him into contact with Cecily? In the end, why does Carr have such difficulty following through with his assignment?

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