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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Aschenbach's belief system and opinions are_________.
(a) Lax.
(b) Rigid.
(c) Fickle.
(d) Religious.

2. While Aschenbach takes his walk at the beginning of Part One, the streets of the city are _______.
(a) Dirty.
(b) Silent.
(c) Empty.
(d) Crowded.

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

4. When Aschenbach returns to the chapel at the end of his walk, the man has ___________.
(a) Struck up a discussion wth another man.
(b) Disappeared.
(c) Begun praying.
(d) Changed his clothes.

5. What is Aschenbach's profession?
(a) Painter.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Businessman.
(d) Writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Aschenbach sees a man at the chapel. What color is the man's hair?

2. The man at the chapel carries a _______.

3. At the beginning of the book, when Aschenbach encounters the man at the chapel, what does their interaction consists of?

4. On his walk, what does Aschenbach pass?

5. At the beginning of the book, why does Aschenbach take a walk?

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