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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What expression does the man at the chapel give to Aschenbach?
(a) A smile.
(b) Shock.
(c) A scowl.
(d) A look of distress.

2. How does Aschenbach dress?
(a) Fashionable.
(b) Clean-cut.
(c) Sloppy.
(d) Eccentric.

3. Who is the first victim of the plague?
(a) An Austrian man.
(b) A man in the hotel.
(c) A politician.
(d) One of Tadzio's sisters.

4. At the beach, Aschenbach eats _________.
(a) Grapes.
(b) Candy.
(c) Caviar.
(d) Strawberries.

5. What do Aschenbach's characters represent about his beliefs of humans?
(a) Superhuman.
(b) Corrupt politicians.
(c) The ideal person.
(d) The scum of humanity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aschenbach credit his level of greatness to?

2. What is Aschenbach's brief dilemma with his fixation of Tadzio?

3. What is Aschenbach's mother's profession?

4. How does Aschenbach hide his loneliness?

5. What is Aschenbach's profession?

(see the answer key)

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