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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who invites Knecht to his house?
(a) Ferremonte
(b) Designori
(c) The Magister
(d) The Music Master

2. What is the supreme head of the game known as?
(a) The General
(b) The Ludi Magister
(c) The Judge
(d) The Glass Sire

3. What language does Knecht teach the Abbot?
(a) French
(b) Chinese
(c) Japanese
(d) Hungarian

4. What subject does the author say the Glass Bead game is tied up with?
(a) Music
(b) Science
(c) Maths
(d) Literature

5. What did Knecht not experience the conflict between?
(a) Marriage and single life
(b) Academia and the normal world
(c) Home and elite school
(d) Two jealous women

6. What book does Knecht find the Abbot is well versed in?
(a) Valis
(b) Tibetian Book of the Dead
(c) I Ching
(d) The Bible

7. Who does Knecht have to be cleared by before he joins the outside world?
(a) The German Goverment
(b) The Political Department of the Board of Educators
(c) The EU Government
(d) The World Department of the Board of Educators

8. What religion do people assume that Knecht dabbled in while at the monastery?
(a) Hinduism
(b) Christianity
(c) Buddhism
(d) Islam

9. Where does the author say Knecht was destined for?
(a) Heaven
(b) Castalia
(c) Legend
(d) Hollywood

10. What type of theme must a game be started with?
(a) Any
(b) Academic
(c) Country
(d) Musical

11. What subject does Knecht learn from the Abbot?
(a) History
(b) Maths
(c) Science
(d) Psychology

12. What is Mariafels?
(a) A school
(b) A church
(c) A monastry
(d) A restaurant

13. What does Knecht complete introductory lessons in?
(a) German literature
(b) Chinese
(c) Music
(d) The Glass Bead Game

14. What is the real name of the current deputy?
(a) Zbinden
(b) Von der Trave
(c) Dubios
(d) Betram

15. What does Jacobus think Castalia is an imitation of?
(a) Atheist orders
(b) Buddhist orders
(c) Christian orders
(d) Muslim orders

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of people first played the Glass Bead Game?

2. Who shows Knecht around his new school?

3. What do people think is the only thing Waldzell graduates are good for?

4. Why does Knecht not like the position of Magister?

5. Who welcomes Knecht back to Waldzell?

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