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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the only student Lear is lecturing during Act 2, Scene 8?
(a) Gross.
(b) Pillar.
(c) Ballas.
(d) Thumb.

2. What new position does Ballas offer Gross in Act 2, Scene 7?
(a) Head of the Department of Authentication.
(b) Gopher.
(c) Director of Accounting.
(d) Staff Watcher.

3. Who vocally protests the use of Ptydepe in unison?
(a) Helena, Stroll, and Column.
(b) Helena, Stroll, and Savant.
(c) Helena, Maria, and Hana.
(d) Helena, Stroll, and George.

4. How does Gross feel and act at the beginning of Act 2, Scene10?
(a) Beaten down.
(b) Confused.
(c) Optimistic and triumphant.
(d) Angry and frustrated.

5. Hypothetically, the use of Ptydepe could remove what from the office?
(a) The need to speak.
(b) A number of positions.
(c) Misunderstanding in inter-office communications.
(d) Waste of paper for multiple memos.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once Gross refuses to back down, what does Ballas suggest?

2. What leads to Ballas and Gross switching positions?

3. What point does Havel make about Ptydepe in Act 2, Scene 8?

4. What does Gross interrupt at the start of Act 1, Scene 5?

5. What does Gross attempt to steal from Stroll's desk?

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