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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. According to Marx's theories, what must the Marxist embrace temporarily in order to eventually have a proletarian state?
(a) The Germans.
(b) A bourgeois revolution.
(c) Anarchic violence.
(d) A dictatorship.

2. Which of the following locations is not mentioned by Carr as he describes the horrors of the First World War?
(a) Montenegro,
(b) Moscow.
(c) Alsace.
(d) Serbia.

3. What objects are inadvertently interposed int he beginning of the play?
(a) Two books.
(b) Two passports.
(c) Two hats.
(d) Two folders.

4. Bennett, at the end of this section, says that the British believe the most important Russian leader is still whom?
(a) Lenin.
(b) Kerensky.
(c) Trotsky.
(d) Czar Nicholas.

5. Where was Carr when he heard about the offset of the First World War?
(a) Paris.
(b) Dublin.
(c) Saville Row.
(d) Burbank.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound effect does Stoppard recommend to accompany time slips in the play?

2. Which of the following Dada artists in not mentioned by mentioned by Carr in his monologue?

3. According to Carr, what sensation is created by the many punctual clocks in Zurich?

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

5. What article of clothing does Carr mention is the focus of the lawsuit between Joyce and him?

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