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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nationality is Dr. Waldersee?
(a) American.
(b) Russian.
(c) French.
(d) German.

2. What does Quillery warn Harry about Weber?
(a) He is an arms industry organizer.
(b) He is a spy.
(c) He is a German supporter.
(d) He is an avid war enthusiast.

3. Prior to stopping at the hotel, where were the girls with Harry sleeping?
(a) Their own suites.
(b) Harry's mansion.
(c) A train car.
(d) A fancy hotel.

4. Who does Irene talk to at the end of Act 2's opening scene?
(a) The Cherrys.
(b) Quillery.
(c) Don.
(d) Harry.

5. Where does Irene indicate a desire to be, in the first scene of Act 2?
(a) Paris.
(b) Britain.
(c) Russia.
(d) America.

6. How do Mr. and Mrs. Cherry seem to the other hotel guests in Act 1?
(a) Troubled.
(b) In love.
(c) Angry.
(d) Confused.

7. Who are above war, according to the Cherrys?
(a) Russians.
(b) Americans.
(c) British people.
(d) Italians.

8. What causes the train to stop as the play opens?
(a) The inclimate weather.
(b) Suspicion of war.
(c) Suspicion of spies on board the train.
(d) Maintenance issues.

9. Who does Quillery say will benefit from the war?
(a) The people.
(b) Industrialists.
(c) America.
(d) Italy.

10. Where were the Cherrys married?
(a) Florence.
(b) Bermuda.
(c) Paris.
(d) Bolivia.

11. When does the play, Idiot's Delight, take place?
(a) In the late 1940s.
(b) In the late 1950s.
(c) In the late 1930s.
(d) In the late 1920s.

12. How do the men view Irene's accent?
(a) Annoying.
(b) Primitive.
(c) Hard to understand.
(d) Exotic.

13. Who is Achilles Weber?
(a) Irene's assistant.
(b) Irene's husband.
(c) Irene's companion.
(d) Irene's boss.

14. As Weber explains to Irene, what is vulnerable now that the planes have left?
(a) The airfield.
(b) The Swiss Alps.
(c) The train station.
(d) The Italian Alps.

15. What is the reaction of the girls when Harry informs them they will be staying at Hotel Monte Gabriele?
(a) They are upset.
(b) They are indifferent.
(c) They are sad.
(d) They are happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who will Dr. Waldersee be a pawn for, according to Quillery?

2. Where is Don Navadel originally from?

3. As Don and Irene discover at the end of Act 1, how many countries can be seen from the main window of the hotel?

4. What does Irene do to change the mood of the hotel guests in the first scene of Act 2?

5. What does the character of Harry represent, as it relates to the war in general and his country?

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