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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 6, who found Ulrich in a dreadful condition and sent him home in a cab?
(a) A woman.
(b) A fireman.
(c) A policeman.
(d) A priest.

2. Which of the following did Ulrich notice that the country that he visited was moving toward in Chapter 21?
(a) Democracy.
(b) Civil war.
(c) Feudalism.
(d) Political stalemate.

3. Who influenced Ulrich in his study?
(a) Nietzche.
(b) Marx.
(c) Yeats.
(d) Mussolini.

4. According to Ulrich in Chapter 11, which of the following gave humans tremendous power through their use?
(a) Machines.
(b) Guides.
(c) Prayers.
(d) Languages.

5. Which of the following was a factor that led Ulrich's rescuer into extramarital affairs?
(a) Her insecurity about her appearance.
(b) Her deceptive nature.
(c) Her attraction to men.
(d) Her impatience with life.

6. Where did Musil relocate when the Nazis' power grew?
(a) America.
(b) England.
(c) Germany.
(d) Austria.

7. Who did Ulrich meet and become attracted to in Chapter 22?
(a) Janice.
(b) Diotima.
(c) Fiona.
(d) Hermine.

8. Which of the following was Robert Musil's nationality?
(a) American.
(b) Czech.
(c) Austrian.
(d) Slovakian.

9. Where did Ulrich travel in Chapter 21?
(a) To Prague.
(b) To France.
(c) To Australia.
(d) To Liege.

10. According to Musil, which of the following presented a paradox at the turn of the Century?
(a) Music.
(b) Fashion.
(c) Art.
(d) Women.

11. Which of the following did Diotoma establish in Chapter 25?
(a) A philanthropic organization.
(b) A bakery.
(c) A salon.
(d) A company.

12. In Chapter 8, which of the following did the narrator describe as a form of intimacy that was not right?
(a) Praying.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Eating.
(d) Sex.

13. Where did Ulrich go after leaving the cavalry?
(a) To offer his services for rescue work.
(b) To drama school.
(c) Into the civil engineering field.
(d) Into the education field.

14. To which of the following did Ulrich compare the effects of the defendant in Chapter 31?
(a) A priest.
(b) A cat.
(c) A broker.
(d) A dog.

15. Whom of the following was Ulrich curious about in order to understand what a man of importance was like?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) FDR.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Hitler.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom did her husband appear more gifted than Ulrich in Chapter 15?

2. How many children did the woman who rescued Ulrich have?

3. Where did Musil end up living later in life?

4. Which of the following did the Northern Europeans lack in terms of literature?

5. Whom of the following did Ulrich visit in Chapter 21?

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