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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two colors does Carr theorize that Joyce's smoking jacket might have been?
(a) Maroon or pink.
(b) Blue or purple.
(c) Gold or taupe.
(d) Brown or grey.

2. What article of clothing does Carr mention is the focus of the lawsuit between Joyce and him?
(a) A wescot.
(b) A cravat.
(c) A hat.
(d) Trousers.

3. Which of the following figures is not among the attendees Carr jokingly names for the Social Democrats for Civil War in Europe meeting?
(a) Trotsky.
(b) A police spy.
(c) Lenin.
(d) Lenin's wife.

4. Which of the following facts does Carr announce is not open to correction at the end of his monologue?
(a) His politics.
(b) His prowess as a lover.
(c) His height.
(d) His name.

5. What masterwork is Joyce in the process of write when he and Carr are acquainted?
(a) Ulysses.
(b) Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man.
(c) Finnegan's Wake.
(d) The Dubliners.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what symbol of nonviolence does Carr compare Switzerland in his monologue?

2. What objects are inadvertently interposed int he beginning of the play?

3. What type of poem does Lenin declaim at the end of the first scene of the play?

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

5. What is Carr's first name?

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