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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Approximately how old is Aschenbach?
(a) Teenager.
(b) Young man.
(c) Middle-aged.
(d) Old man.

2. While Aschenbach takes his walk at the beginning of Part One, the streets of the city are _______.
(a) Silent.
(b) Empty.
(c) Crowded.
(d) Dirty.

3. What did Aschenbach want but never get?
(a) A daughter.
(b) A brother.
(c) A wife.
(d) A son.

4. What is the cause of Aschenbach's anxiety?
(a) His poverty.
(b) His failure as a writer.
(c) The approaching war.
(d) The death of a friend.

5. The man at the chapel carries a _______.
(a) Walking stick.
(b) Pack.
(c) Dog.
(d) Bag of money.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The approaching war referenced is __________.

3. When does "Death In Venice" take place?

4. Aschenbach has a _______ complexion.

5. What is the weather on this first day in the novella?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Aschenbach look at Tadzio analytically or with glorification?

2. How does Aschenbach experience the morning? What are the metaphors he uses?

3. How is the first victim of the sickness relevant to Aschenbach?

4. Why is Aschenbach comforted by the idea of a quarantine?

5. How does the gondola play into the series of deathlike images and foreshadowing?

6. Why does Aschenbach return to the chapel? What is he hoping for?

7. Now that Aschenbach is completely obsessed with Tadzio, how does Aschenbach spend his free time? What does this say about his transformation?

8. How does Venice reflect Aschenbach's mental state?

9. What effect did Aschenbach's parents' attributes have on him?

10. What does Aschenbach pride himself on?

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