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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Gamma, the Slave of History.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alpha's pursuit of purity in his work was driven largely by what characteristic?
(a) Personal arrogance.
(b) Devotion to the church.
(c) Sense of personal purity.
(d) Jaded view of the world.

2. As Beta relates, when Greek prisoners cannot march because they are too weak, how are they first punished?
(a) With sticks tied to their legs.
(b) With death.
(c) With beatings.
(d) With three days' hard labor.

3. Milosz ends Chapter I with the question:
(a) What else could man ask for?
(b) What the devil does a man need?
(c) How long must communism continue?
(d) How long until man accepts the party?

4. Why, as Chapter 2 explains, do Eastern communists look to the West?
(a) The New Faith cannot satisfy their emotional needs.
(b) They are curious.
(c) The New Faith allows it.
(d) The New Faith cannot satisfy their spiritual needs.

5. As Beta scornfully realized, how could someone have power in Poland?
(a) Overcome the Nazis.
(b) Follow the procedures established by the Polish government.
(c) Seize it by force.
(d) Destroy all Polish underground resistance.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to several examples from Eastern history, how is Ketman a way of living?

2. As explained in Chapter 1, if a man asks the questions to which the absurd leads him, he reaches what emotional state?

3. In the concentration camp, what is Beta's job?

4. After the war, how was Alpha was received by Polish communists?

5. The Multi-Bing pills are most tempting to what type of person?

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