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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does everyone agree on about a particular document in Part II?
(a) It is in a linen bag.
(b) It is a copy.
(c) It is of great value.
(d) It is an original.

2. How does H.H. describe certain articles in Part II?
(a) As seemingly indispensable things.
(b) As precious tokens of their journey.
(c) As meaningless ornaments of the world.
(d) As proofs that the League existed.

3. In Part II, what does H.H. say is the only important thing in his life?
(a) The League's Journey East.
(b) Writing his memoirs.
(c) The love of Fatima.
(d) The Conquest of the Ottoman Empire.

4. In Part II, where does one man assert an important document is?
(a) In a protective leather pouch.
(b) In the Blue Pot.
(c) In Leo's bag.
(d) At the journey's end.

5. What is the deserter relieved of by the Speaker in Part I?
(a) His cloak.
(b) His personal journal.
(c) His prayer book.
(d) His vow of silence.

6. What impression do most people have of the League?
(a) It is a league of wonderous judges.
(b) It is an ancient group of mystics.
(c) It is the secret protectors of Christian artifacts.
(d) It is one of many newly blossomed cults.

7. In the beginning of Part II, how does H.H. say the character's disappearance came about?
(a) It is a link in a chain of disasterous events.
(b) It is because of an accident.
(c) That character has an emergency at home.
(d) That character leaves the League.

8. In Part I, what does the narrator say that several other authors claim?
(a) They are experts in archeology.
(b) They have give accurate descriptions of the East.
(c) They are brothers of the League
(d) They have traveled the world.

9. Where does the group think they will go after they see the Goblin?
(a) Continue their journey without interruption.
(b) To the Blue Pot.
(c) To the safety of the valley.
(d) Follow the Goblin to the signpost.

10. What does the narrator says is impairing him as he starts his narration early in Part I?
(a) His eyesight.
(b) An injury to his head.
(c) An injury to his leg.
(d) His confidence and recollection.

11. What or who does H.H. wish to save in Part II?
(a) His faith.
(b) Some records of their great cause.
(c) The Count of Keyserling.
(d) The League's court decisions.

12. In Part I, what does the narrator say world history often seems like?
(a) Glorious revelations of previous generations.
(b) A waste of time to study.
(c) A short respite between national wars.
(d) Humanity's desire to erase its memory.

13. In Part I, what does the narrator realize about the Journey East?
(a) It brings full enlightment to each traveler.
(b) It is a long and difficult journey.
(c) It is a single pilgrmage.
(d) It is a procession of believers moving towards the East.

14. What does H.H. say has exaggerated value in Part II?
(a) A missing document.
(b) Lukas' description of the World War.
(c) The success of the journey.
(d) The power of the League.

15. Who or what does H.H. say is the basis of his community in Part II?
(a) The Enlightenment.
(b) The journey.
(c) The Bible.
(d) The League.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to H.H., what does the disappearance of a particular member threaten?

2. What belief does H.H. say he is sadly sure of?

3. What happens to H.H.'s first attempt to tell his story?

4. What does H.H. say his belief is susceptible to in Part II?

5. In Part I, what holds up the journey's progress in a small provincial town?

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