View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What characterizes Aschenbach's daydream?
(a) Exotic.
(b) Dismal.
(c) Festive.
(d) Horrifying.

2. Usually Aschenbach feels ________ at his summer house.
(a) Crazy.
(b) Productive.
(c) Ill.
(d) Lonely.

3. Aschenbach prides himself most on his _________.
(a) Personality.
(b) Dignity.
(c) Charisma.
(d) Good looks.

4. Where does Aschenbach live?
(a) Munich.
(b) New York.
(c) Paris.
(d) Moscow.

5. What happens in Aschenbach's daydream?
(a) He remembers a birthday he spent with his parents.
(b) He sees a vivid scene of a tropical foreign land.
(c) He meets and falls in love with a beautiful woman.
(d) He foresees his own death.

Short Answer Questions

1. The man at the chapel has _____ teeth.

2. At the chapel, Aschenbach encounters a _______ man.

3. When does "Death In Venice" take place?

4. Aschenbach's father is from _________.

5. What characterized Aschenbach in his youth?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 136 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample