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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the older generation feel about Napoleon?
(a) They feel he was nothing to fear.
(b) They feel he was misunderstood.
(c) They feel he was a tyrant.
(d) They feel he was a great man.

2. What do the men argue about after dinner in "Part I"?
(a) The arts.
(b) The reunification of Germany.
(c) Recent science developments.
(d) Religion.

3. In "Part IV," what are the lower classes insisting upon?
(a) Better pay.
(b) Health care.
(c) Vacation days.
(d) Voting rights.

4. What years is it in the beginning of "Part I"?
(a) 1835.
(b) 1845.
(c) 1825.
(d) 1855.

5. How does the Buddenbrook dinner end in "Part I"?
(a) With joke telling.
(b) With a poem.
(c) With a dance.
(d) With a prayer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Part I," who is the first guest to arrive at Buddenbrook house?

2. What does Kesselmeyer suggest Grunlich do to save his business finances?

3. What does Gotthold want to know while attending his father's funeral?

4. Where do the men go after dinner in "Part I"?

5. In "Part IV," why does Grunlich tell Tony she can't have a nanny?

(see the answer key)

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