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Utz Quiz

Bruce Chatwin
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Utz Quiz

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1)

Who offers the narrator and Utz snacks? (from Section 2 (page 27 to page 58))

Mara.
Hana.
Helena.
Marta.
2)

What does the trashman say would bring the elderly couple to the dump? (from Section 5 (page 116 to end))

A motorbike.
A taxi.
A van.
A helicopter.
3)

Who does the narrator say is devoted to Utz? (from Section 3 (page 59 to page 95))

Marta.
Orlik.
Mara.
Louis.
4)

How does Utz want to use the money he has in Switzerland? (from Section 2 (page 27 to page 58))

To buy more porcelain.
To buy a car.
To bribe the government.
To get out of Czechoslovakia.
5)

What does the man from Utz's bank hand to Utz? (from Section 3 (page 59 to page 95))

A postal order.
A bag full of money.
An envelope full of money.
A check.
6)

What does Utz admit to storing in a vault at a Swiss bank? (from Section 3 (page 59 to page 95))

Gold.
Meissen.
Silver.
Platinum.
7)

What are the trashman's colleagues? (from Section 5 (page 116 to end))

Capitalists and democrats.
Bankers and priests.
Politicians and gangsters.
Writer and poets.
8)

What kind of bird comes towards the narrator when he opens the gate? (from Section 5 (page 116 to end))

A swan.
A mallard.
A gander.
A pheasant.
9)

What does Utz say is one of life's pleasures? (from Section 3 (page 59 to page 95))

Children's laughter.
Natural food.
A woman's happiness.
Business trade.
10)

Who did Utz rescue Marta from? (from Section 3 (page 59 to page 95))

An American officer.
A KGB officer.
A mob.
A prison guard.
11)

What does the narrator feel in the young people they pass? (from Section 4 (page 96 to page 115))

Depression.
Freedom.
Oppression.
Optimism.
12)

What did Augustus the Strong's granddaughter found? (from Section 3 (page 59 to page 95))

The CapodiMonte factoy.
Czecholovakia.
The Vichy factory.
Poland.
13)

What language does Utz mumble loud enough for the blonde woman to hear? (from Section 3 (page 59 to page 95))

Czech.
German.
French.
English.
14)

Where did Utz's soprano lover import pink satin from? (from Section 5 (page 116 to end))

Italy.
Turkey.
Morocco.
Spain.
15)

What was the easiest way to get an exit visa? (from Section 2 (page 27 to page 58))

On the grounds of writer's block.
On the grounds of racial hatred.
On the grounds of depression.
On the grounds of ill health.
16)

What does Utz say people once believed Crystals turned into? (from Section 4 (page 96 to page 115))

Rubies.
Snails.
Babies.
Diamonds.
17)

Where did Marta have to sleep when Utz was entertaining a woman? (from Section 5 (page 116 to end))

The hallway.
The dining room.
The kitchen.
The bathroom.
18)

What did Marco Polo think cowrie beads looked like? (from Section 4 (page 96 to page 115))

Chickens' backs.
Females' backs.
Pigs' backs.
Cows' backs.
19)

Where does Marta tell the women she is holding Utz's funeral? (from Section 5 (page 116 to end))

The Church of St. Sigismund.
The Church of St. Jacob.
The Church of St. Nikolaus.
The Church of St. Tomas.
20)

What can the narrator see arching over the meadows? (from Section 5 (page 116 to end))

An airplane.
A rainbow.
Clouds.
A snow drift.
21)

What town would Utz stop at on the way back from Prague? (from Section 3 (page 59 to page 95))

Brno.
Pilzen.
Liberec.
Tabor.
22)

What does Utz believe alchemy was? (from Section 4 (page 96 to page 115))

A mystical exercise.
A spiritual cominf.
A form of mediatation.
A religious ceremony.
23)

What price does Franfurter say he selling the Pulchinella to Utz for? (from Section 3 (page 59 to page 95))

A cheap price.
A Jewish price.
A friend's price.
A Communist's price.
24)

What does Utz believe porcelain is the antidote to? (from Section 4 (page 96 to page 115))

Depression.
Racism.
Decay.
Tiredness.
25)

How does Utz say he felt when the secret police left his apartment? (from Section 2 (page 27 to page 58))

Violated.
Filthy.
Free.
Helpless.
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