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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the weather like in Venice?
(a) Unbearably hot.
(b) Gray and cloudy.
(c) Raining.
(d) Sunny and warm.

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

3. How does Aschenbach look, physically?
(a) Handsome.
(b) Deformed.
(c) Young.
(d) Old.

4. What does Aschenbach compare the boy in the hotel to?
(a) Himself.
(b) A Greek statue.
(c) His own son.
(d) A monster.

5. What do Aschenbach's books represent?
(a) The criminal and corrupt nature of humans.
(b) The current political situation.
(c) The superiority of animals over humans.
(d) The struggles and triumphs of his generation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Aschenbach believe Tadzio will not live long?

2. Why does Aschenbach leave Pola?

3. What is the specific aspect of Tadzio that inspires Aschenbach?

4. Lately, Aschenbach has been _______ with his routine.

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

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