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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The larger metaphor for the clerk is a warning against what?
(a) Communism.
(b) Liberalism.
(c) A Monarchy.
(d) A Dictatorship.

2. Where does the Staff Watcher watch from?
(a) The corner.
(b) The main office.
(c) A hole in the wall.
(d) The closet.

3. What do Stroll and Savant offer as proof for their theory that Gross "lusts after" Maria?
(a) That Gross has asked her out on a date.
(b) That Gross has trouble speaking when she is around.
(c) That Gross always gets up when she enters the room.
(d) That the Staff Watcher heard Gross call her sweetheart.

4. Why is Savant "unable" to offer Gross any coffee?
(a) There isn't enough.
(b) They aren't drinking any.
(c) Gross drinks too much already.
(d) They tell him it tastes horrible.

5. What point does Havel make about Ptydepe in Act 2, Scene 8?
(a) Now Gross realizes its importance.
(b) Even people who seemed to understand it before can see its uselessness.
(c) Even Lear doesn't understand it.
(d) The company would be lost without it.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Act 1, Scene 6, what is the one signal of hope that Gross does not see, symbolizing that he has lost all hope in his current situation?

2. What does Gross carry with him throughout Scene 2?

3. What does Maria ask Gross in Act 1, Scene 6?

4. How does Stroll exit in Act 1, Scene 3?

5. Who gets quizzed along with Gross on their knowledge of Ptydepe?

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