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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Gross rumored to be using inappropriately?
(a) The company vehicle.
(b) Company funds.
(c) A rubber stamp.
(d) His authority.

2. What is Gross searching for throughout Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) His coffee.
(b) Rolls.
(c) Milk.
(d) His cigarettes.

3. Who is revealed to be the person that authorized the use of Ptydepe?
(a) Pillar.
(b) Gross.
(c) Ballas.
(d) Hana.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Gross attempt to persuade in order to bypass authorization?

2. As a reflection of bureaucracy, what kind of explanation do the higher-ups provide for the creation of Ptydepe?

3. At the beginning of the play, what kind of letter does Gross receive?

4. According to Gross and Hana's discussion, what is strange about Ptydepe, the new language being introduced?

5. What Department does the Ptydepe Translation Center replace?

(see the answer key)

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