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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following subjects does Clamence talk about as they walk?
(a) Socialism
(b) Hitler's death
(c) Nazi genocide
(d) Communism

2. What does Clamence say he is constantly attached to?
(a) Crime
(b) Love
(c) His mother
(d) Women

3. What would Clamence's cards read?
(a) Jesus Christ, fake
(b) John Bapiste, the one and only
(c) Clamence, true to his word
(d) John Baptiste Clamence, play actor

4. What does Clamence have a firm belief in?
(a) His superioty
(b) His seduction of women
(c) His abilty as a lawyer
(d) His intelligence

5. What did Clamence father do for a living?
(a) A lawyer
(b) An officer in the army
(c) A policeman
(d) A pilot

Short Answer Questions

1. What begins Clamence's dissertation on power?

2. What does Clamence respect about the Dutch middle class?

3. What kind of soldier does Clamence tell a story about?

4. Where does Clamence say he is obliged to live?

5. What city does Clamence compare Amsterdam with?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way is Clamence similar to the criminals he once defended?

2. What does Clamence show himself up to be in this chapter?

3. How does Clamence see himself?

4. Describe the auditor

5. Summarize the story about the motorcycle Clamence tells in chapter 3?

6. What was Clamence's role in Paris society?

7. How does the laugh Clamence heard on the bridge affect his life?

8. Why does Clamence say it is easier to be closer to a dead person?

9. Describe Clamence's experience on the Pont de Arts.

10. In what way does the author show that Clamence is not as confident as he claims?

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