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Confessions of Zeno | Quiz

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Confessions of Zeno | Quiz

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1)

What was the Tergesteo? (from Chapter 3, The Story of My Marriage)

The tax authority.
The university he attended.
The capital of Trieste.
The Bourse of Trieste.
2)

In Chapter 6, what did Zeno say the freedom to smoke gave him? (from Chapter 6, Psychoanalysis)

A way out of thinking.
The final coup de grace.
Bliss.
Happiness.
3)

How did Zeno try to impress Ada and her sisters? (from Chapter 3, The Story of My Marriage)

By making up stories.
By bragging about money.
With magic tricks.
By talking about important people he knew.
4)

What disease did Tullio have? (from Chapter 3, The Story of My Marriage)

Consumption.
Cancer.
Diabetes.
Rheumatism.
5)

How did Zeno feel after his future wife accepted his proposal? (from Chapter 3, The Story of My Marriage)

Guilty.
Confused.
Immensely satisfied.
Afraid of what he'd done.
6)

What change did Zeno and Augusta disagree about? (from Chapter 4, Wife and Mistress)

Adding a den.
Adding a laundry.
Keeping the study for Zeno.
Adding a nursery.
7)

From which of the following people did the doctor solicit information about Guido: Carmen, Augusta, or Luciano? (from Chapter 6, Psychoanalysis)

Carmen.
Augusta.
Luciano.
None of them.
8)

What does Zeno do about smoking after ending his psychoanalysis sessions? (from Chapter 6, Psychoanalysis)

He gives it up forever.
He entices his wife to take up the habit with him.
He resumes making resolutions about smoking.
He decides to cut back on smoking instead of quitting.
9)

How did Zeno feel when he thought of Augusta taking a second husband? (from Chapter 4, Wife and Mistress)

Frightened.
Amused.
Relieved.
Jealous.
10)

Which sister loved Zeno? (from Chapter 3, The Story of My Marriage)

Ada.
Anna.
Augusta.
Alberta.
11)

How did Zeno react towards his daughter when she screamed too much? (from Chapter 5, The Story of a Business Partnership)

He cried as well.
He handed her to Augusta.
He tenderly comforted her.
He screamed insults in her ear.
12)

What did Zeno think the first time Carla sang for him? (from Chapter 4, Wife and Mistress)

He thought her voice lost its musical quality when she sang.
He thought she had a voice made for lullabies.
He thought she had superior talent.
He thought he could sing better.
13)

Who accepted Zeno's proposal in the end? (from Chapter 3, The Story of My Marriage)

Anna.
Augusta.
Giovanna.
Carla.
14)

After Zeno describes a particular dream to the doctor, the doctor says Zeno is cured. What was Zeno in the dream? (from Chapter 6, Psychoanalysis)

A baby.
His father.
Guido.
A woman.
15)

Who was Guido Speier? (from Chapter 3, The Story of My Marriage)

A butler.
Zeno's best friend.
A professor.
Ada's love interest.
16)

How did Augusta feel about the fifth addition to the office? (from Chapter 5, The Story of a Business Partnership)

Annoyed.
Jealous.
Relieved.
Happy.
17)

In one of his memories, Zeno's father raises his leg to kick him. What or whom did Zeno kick when no one was looking? (from Chapter 6, Psychoanalysis)

Guido's dog.
His daughter.
Augusta's dog.
His son.
18)

Why did Carla end the affair with Zeno? (from Chapter 4, Wife and Mistress)

She wanted to get married.
Zeno tried to force her to continue singing.
She didn't want to hurt Zeno's wife.
Zeno was harsh with her.
19)

In Chapter 6, why did Zeno leave the doctor's office smoking like a Turk? (from Chapter 6, Psychoanalysis)

To prove the doctor wrong.
To try the doctor's experiment.
To defy the doctor.
To re-educate himself.
20)

How does Zeno say he felt when he discovered that he did not have the disease he expected? (from Chapter 6, Psychoanalysis)

Happy.
Lonely.
More confused than ever.
Young again.
21)

What two fears does Zeno discuss in Chapter 4? (from Chapter 4, Wife and Mistress)

Fear that Augusta will betray him.
Fear of being insignificant.
Fear of life with only one woman.
The fear of growing old and dying.
22)

Why didn't Guido want an office near the warehouse? (from Chapter 5, The Story of a Business Partnership)

He said they smelled badly.
He said they were too close to home.
He didn't want his wife to drop by.
He said they were too expensive.
23)

Why did Copler take Zeno to meet Carla? (from Chapter 4, Wife and Mistress)

Carla wished to meet one of her benefactors.
So that Zeno could advise Carla.
In the hopes that meeting Carla would prompt Zeno to continue his contributions.
So that Zeno could admire her beauty.
24)

Why did Ada visit the office unexpectedly? (from Chapter 5, The Story of a Business Partnership)

To announce that she was pregnant.
To seduce Zeno.
To see the fifth addition to the office.
To tell Zeno that Augusta was leaving him.
25)

Who was Tullio? (from Chapter 3, The Story of My Marriage)

A crippled man.
Ada's love interest.
Ada's brother.
Zeno' s best friend.
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