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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Hana understand Ptydepe?
(a) The classes were too hard.
(b) She doesn't have time to learn it.
(c) She refuses to recognize its existence.
(d) She doesn't need to be able to read it.

2. Who receives an A from Lear for answering correctly in Act 2, Scene 11?
(a) Ballas.
(b) Stroll.
(c) Thumb.
(d) Gross.

3. What is the translated memo a protest of?
(a) The removal of the Accounts Department to make room for the Translation Center.
(b) The lack of respect Helena is showing Maria.
(c) Ballas' attitude with other employees.
(d) The removal of Gross from his previous position of authority.

4. What is the point of Chorukor?
(a) To please the higher-ups.
(b) To stop Ballas from resigning.
(c) To prevent employees from talking to each other.
(d) To correct all of Ptydepe's mistakes.

5. What is Maria's reaction to Gross' new position?
(a) She is disappointed.
(b) She does not say anything.
(c) She congratulates him.
(d) She is angry with him.

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

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

8. What is Stroll's excuse for not doing more translations?
(a) It is a difficult process because Lear is not a very good instructor.
(b) It is a difficult process because it takes too long.
(c) It is a difficult process because there is no formal guide on Ptydepe.
(d) It is a difficult process because only the person writing in Ptydepe knows what it means.

9. Who is excited about Chorukor?
(a) Thumb.
(b) Pillar.
(c) Ballas.
(d) Gross.

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

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

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

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

14. Why does Gross state that he would have rather kept his former position?
(a) There was a lot less responsibility.
(b) He likes watching people.
(c) He could take longer breaks to be with Maria.
(d) There would be less worrying about bureaucrats.

15. What recurring item in the play does Gross hang up at the end of Act 2, Scene 10?
(a) The original memorandum.
(b) His coat.
(c) His fire extinguisher.
(d) His hat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is interesting about the way Ballas receives the mail in Act 2, Scene 7?

2. What reason does Gross give Maria for wanting to stay with the company?

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

4. What stunning topic does Lear bring up in Act 2, Scene 11?

5. What is Lear lecturing about at the start of Act 2, Scene 11?

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