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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Gwen leave to tell of her engagement to Tzara?
(a) Bennett.
(b) Cecily.
(c) Carr.
(d) Joyce.

2. According to Carr, why was Marx wrong in his assessment of capitalism?
(a) He was writing from a foriegn perspective.
(b) He was ill-educated.
(c) He was writing during the Industrial Revolution.
(d) He has never invested in a major company.

3. According to Bennett in this section, what are the new odds against Lenin's success?
(a) 100 to 1.
(b) 10 to 1.
(c) 10,000 to 1.
(d) 1,000 to 1.

4. What does Carr dream about sometimes?
(a) Writing Ulysses.
(b) The trenches.
(c) Acting in The Importance of Being Earnest.
(d) Cross-examining Joyce.

5. What Shakespearean lady has Carr played at Eton?
(a) Lady Macbeth.
(b) Cleopatra.
(c) Rosalind.
(d) Goneril.

6. How much money does Carr end up giving Joyce in this section?
(a) 2 pounds.
(b) 10 pounds.
(c) 5 pounds.
(d) 14 pounds.

7. When did Cecily fall in love with Carr?
(a) When he came into the library.
(b) When "Jack" mentioned his brother.
(c) When he criticized Marx.
(d) When Gwen mentioned her brother.

8. In 1917, who is about to join the Allies in the war?
(a) Russia.
(b) France.
(c) Britain.
(d) America.

9. During his introduction in the beginning of this section, what is the only thing that Carr says he knows of Joyce?
(a) His name.
(b) His hometown.
(c) His work.
(d) His reputation.

10. In this section, Tzara tells Gwen that her most perfect attribute is her what?
(a) Posterior.
(b) Voice.
(c) Hands.
(d) Ear.

11. Why does Cecily forgive Carr's outburst in the library in this section?
(a) The reference section is about to close.
(b) She is captivated by him.
(c) She is about to quit her post as librarian.
(d) The library is empty.

12. What type of literature does Lenin denounce in a 1905 speech in this section?
(a) Decadent literature.
(b) Pornographic literature.
(c) Bourgeois literature.
(d) Non-partisan literature.

13. In what town is the most famous photo of Lenin taken?
(a) Zurich.
(b) St. Petersburg.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Bern.

14. When Cecily finally lashes out at Carr, she says Marx warns the worker against all of the following groups but which?
(a) Piecemeal reformers.
(b) Police.
(c) Liberals.
(d) Philanthropists.

15. What object does Lenin accidentally strike when he slams his fist on Cecily's desk?
(a) A manuscript.
(b) A top hat.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A bell.

Short Answer Questions

1. What affliction does Joyce confess to having at the beginning of this section?

2. From what type of dictionary does Tzara claim the word Dada was taken?

3. As an artist, to what does Joyce tell Carr he attaches no importance?

4. In this section, what action does Tzara publicly state he will never do again?

5. According to Carr, what likely happened around the same time as Das Kapital was published?

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