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

2. Aschenbach's mother is from ________.
(a) America.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Czechoslovakia.
(d) France.

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

4. Which specific Greek god does Aschenbach compare Tadzio to while he watches him on the beach?
(a) Apollo.
(b) Zeus.
(c) Eros.
(d) Hades.

5. Aschenbach feels _______ about using Tadzio as inspiration.
(a) Unnatural.
(b) Unworthy.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Immature.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has Tadzio changed how Aschenbach feels about his writing?

2. Where does Aschenbach spend his free time in Venice?

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

4. How does Aschenbach feel about his decision to stay in Venice?

5. While out on his walk, Aschenbach begins to feel _________.

(see the answer key)

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