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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Aschenbach credit his level of greatness to?
(a) He is inherently better.
(b) He has survived many trials.
(c) He is more talented than others.
(d) People have sympathy for him.

4. On his walk, what does Aschenbach pass?
(a) A stoneyard with gravestones for sale.
(b) A garden.
(c) A statue.
(d) A homeless man.

5. What is Aschenbach's financial situation?
(a) He is wealthy.
(b) He is extravagantly wealthy.
(c) He is poor.
(d) He is homeless.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Aschenbach pull back from his daydream?

2. How aware is Aschenbach of his own mortality?

3. What is Aschenbach's profession?

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

5. When Aschenbach pulls back from his daydream, it shows his reluctance to follow ______.

(see the answer key)

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