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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What "modish novelty" does Carr disapprove of in Bennett (14)?
(a) Marxism.
(b) Free association.
(c) Amateur theatrics.
(d) Reading.

2. For what purpose does Carr propose that he and Cecily go to lunch?
(a) So he can tell her the truth about Jack.
(b) So he can show her his Dada poetry.
(c) So she can tell him about Lenin.
(d) So she can reform him.

3. Whose poetry does Tzara attempt the dismember for Gwendolen in this section?
(a) Petrarch's.
(b) Milton's.
(c) Donne's.
(d) Shakespeare's.

4. Against what does Carr's historical winner bet sixpence?
(a) Nero.
(b) Franz Ferdinand,
(c) Atlantis.
(d) The Titanic.

5. According to Tzara, what is out of fashion since the war?
(a) Causality.
(b) Rhyme.
(c) Heaven.
(d) Lovemaking.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Tzara quote so sparingly from Hugo Ball's diary in describing him to Joyce?

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

3. To which "misfortune" does Carr refer in this section, regarding Tristan Tzara (14)?

4. What name has Carr been given for Gwen's chaperon?

5. Which of the following figures is not among the attendees Carr jokingly names for the Social Democrats for Civil War in Europe meeting?

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