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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two items are mentioned several times in this section as part of a time slip?
(a) Newspapers and telegrams.
(b) Fruits and cheeses.
(c) Ties and ascots.
(d) Cufflinks and studs.

2. What does the Dada artist entitle the work that consists of his name in the snow?
(a) Journey's End.
(b) Fountain.
(c) The Alps.
(d) Heaven.

3. To what symbol of nonviolence does Carr compare Switzerland in his monologue?
(a) A plowshare.
(b) A dove.
(c) A white flag.
(d) An olive branch.

4. What character from the play has left his card with Bennett?
(a) Lenin.
(b) Tzara.
(c) Joyce.
(d) Carr.

5. To what object does Carr liken the First World War as he describes Switzerland at the end of his monologue?
(a) A scale.
(b) A bull.
(c) A hurricane.
(d) A wheel.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what object is Tzara drawing slips of paper in the beginning of the play?

2. In what year was Lenin forced into exile from Russia?

3. What "modish novelty" does Carr disapprove of in Bennett (14)?

4. What precious stone is in Carr's preferred studs?

5. According to Carr, what was always apparent in Joyce's personality?

(see the answer key)

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