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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. The Zimmerwaldists believe the workers of the world need to oppose what?
(a) The Communists.
(b) Capitalist exploitation.
(c) Tariffs.
(d) The war.

2. In this section Carr comments that is entirely reasonable for the exploited classes of Russia to turn against whom?
(a) Their servants.
(b) Themselves.
(c) Their spouses.
(d) The government.

3. Whose work does Carr excitedly want produced by James Joyce's theatrical troupe?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) His own.
(c) Oscar Wilde.
(d) Gilbert and Sullivan.

4. In what two locations does the play take place?
(a) A room and a library.
(b) A library and a theatre.
(c) A theatre and a train station.
(d) A train station and a room.

5. From what object is Tzara drawing slips of paper in the beginning of the play?
(a) A cub.
(b) A hat.
(c) His jacket.
(d) A folder.

Short Answer Questions

1. Having only studied alphabetically, Carr says that politically he has not progressed beyond what?

2. What news does Nadya deliver to Lenin in the beginning of the play?

3. What is the profession of the man who has Lenin as a tenant, according to Carr?

4. Which character shushes the other characters onstage in the first scene of the play?

5. Due to a clerical error on his birth certificate, what if James Joyce's legal middle name?

(see the answer key)

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