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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is very interesting about the intentional way Havel presents the office?
(a) The characters come and go without asking permission.
(b) It only has one room.
(c) The positions of the characters are never stated.
(d) The purpose of the office is never stated.

2. What do Ballas and Gross argue about?
(a) Ballas' salary.
(b) The Staff Watcher's report.
(c) Gross' refusal to understand Ptydepe.
(d) The termination of Ptydepe.

3. What issue does Ballas tell Gross still needs to be addressed in the last scene of the play?
(a) Insubordination.
(b) Communication efficiency.
(c) Unauthorized purchases.
(d) Misuse of company property.

4. What does George, the Staff Watcher, do that upsets Gross and causes him to leave the room?
(a) He begins speaking in Ptydepe.
(b) He refuses to give him authorization.
(c) He reveals his location.
(d) He threatens him with termination.

5. What reason does Gross give Maria for wanting to stay with the company?
(a) So he can work at the Department of Authentication.
(b) So he can get revenge on Ballas.
(c) So he can watch her.
(d) So he can eventually take Stroll's job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What action does Lear take as a result of his impatience in Act 2, Scene 8?

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

3. 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?

4. What recurring item in the play does Gross hang up at the end of Act 2, Scene 10?

5. What does Ballas ask Gross at the beginning of Act 1, Scene 4?

(see the answer key)

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