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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hana tell Ballas people are saying about Ptydepe?
(a) It is based on doubtful principles.
(b) It was made up by Ballas.
(c) It does not exist.
(d) Only Stroll can speak it.

2. In Act 2, Scene 9, how many translations does Stroll say he has done?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) None.

3. What is Ballas' initial reaction to Gross' news?
(a) He agrees with him.
(b) He ignores him.
(c) He threatens to terminate Gross.
(d) He doesn't believe Gross.

4. What is Ballas' role in Lear's class?
(a) He is trying to understand it.
(b) He was tricked by Lear into authorizing it.
(c) He protests against it.
(d) He is unaware of it because he is focused on lunch.

5. What is significant about Pillar in Act 2, Scene 9?
(a) He talks to everyone but Gross.
(b) He remains unnoticed by Ballas.
(c) He reveals his plan for taking Ballas's position.
(d) He admits that he understands Ptydepe.

6. What is Maria's reaction to Gross' reason for staying?
(a) She becomes embarrassed.
(b) She ignores him.
(c) She runs away.
(d) She becomes angry.

7. What does Hana inform Ballas the memo could possibly be?
(a) A protest against Ptydepe.
(b) His termination notice.
(c) Gross' resignation.
(d) An invoice for the new log book.

8. According to Lear, what is a big factor in the way people use Ptydepe?
(a) They resent Ptydepe and never give it a fair chance.
(b) They lose track of what they are trying to communicate.
(c) They get confused by the need for an additional language.
(d) They are not smart enough to use Ptydepe.

9. In Act 2, Scene 7What does Ballas need help with?
(a) Cleaning Gross' desk out.
(b) Translating a memo.
(c) Making coffee.
(d) Finding the log book.

10. What does Ballas announce to the group in Actc 2, Scene 10?
(a) That Gross will be the Managing Director once again.
(b) That Gross is responsible for Ptydepe.
(c) That he is resigning.
(d) That Stroll talked him into starting Ptydepe.

11. Who does Ballas attempt to blame for the Ptydepe fiasco?
(a) Pillar.
(b) Hana.
(c) Helena.
(d) Column.

12. How does George categorize Maria's actions?
(a) Brilliant.
(b) Admirable.
(c) Stupid.
(d) Pathetic.

13. Which characters ask Pillar to speak with them privately?
(a) Stroll, Helena, and Lear.
(b) Stroll, Savant, and Helena.
(c) Stroll, Gross, and Helena.
(d) Stroll, Helena, and Maria.

14. Gross admits that he has always been more of a dreamer than what?
(a) A doer.
(b) A fighter.
(c) A liar.
(d) A survivor.

15. What do the other bureaucrats sense about Ballas?
(a) His bureaucratic vulnerability.
(b) His incompetence.
(c) His arrogance.
(d) His reliance on Pillar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What proposal does Ballas make to Gross in Act 2, Scene 9?

2. What is Lear asked for as he begins teaching about Chorukor?

3. What idea does Ballas come up with in Act 2, Scene 10?

4. What does Ballas finally do in Act 2, Scene 10 that is noteworthy?

5. Who is the only student Lear is lecturing during Act 2, Scene 8?

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