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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Aschenbach's mother's profession?
(a) A seamstress.
(b) A housewife.
(c) A teacher.
(d) An artist.

2. What characterized Aschenbach in his youth?
(a) All of these.
(b) Intellectual.
(c) Talented.
(d) Isolated.

3. What has Aschenbach's dedication to work deprived him of?
(a) Traveling.
(b) Having a wife.
(c) Having kids.
(d) Having a social life.

4. Aschenbach keep his beard _________.
(a) Big and white.
(b) Long and curly.
(c) Braided.
(d) Shaven.

5. What is Aschenbach's father's profession?
(a) A salesman.
(b) An actor.
(c) A teacher.
(d) An official.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Aschenbach returns to the chapel at the end of his walk, the man has ___________.

2. How does Aschenbach hide his loneliness?

3. What do Aschenbach's characters represent about his beliefs of humans?

4. While Aschenbach takes his walk at the beginning of Part One, the streets of the city are _______.

5. Aschenbach's work ethic could be called _________.

(see the answer key)

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