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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. When does "Death In Venice" take place?
(a) Modern day.
(b) Early 20th century.
(c) 1950's.
(d) Early 19th century.

2. The man at the chapel has _____ teeth.
(a) Yellow.
(b) White.
(c) Missing.
(d) No.

3. Aschenbach keep his beard _________.
(a) Shaven.
(b) Big and white.
(c) Braided.
(d) Long and curly.

4. Aschenbach's wife is _______.
(a) Cheating on him.
(b) Missing.
(c) Remarried.
(d) Dead.

5. Aschenbach's father is from _________.
(a) Prussia.
(b) America.
(c) France.
(d) Iceland.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the cause of Aschenbach's anxiety?

2. Aschenbach's belief system and opinions are_________.

3. What province is Aschenbach from?

4. What season is it at the beginning of "Death In Venice?"

5. What type of school did Aschenbach attend?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Aschenbach watch Tadzio?

2. What is the quality of Aschenbach's boat journey to Venice that makes him nervous and suspicious?

3. What are the physical attributes of the strange man Aschenbach encounters at the chapel?

4. Why is Aschenbach's writing popular?

5. When does Aschenbach arrive in Pola? Why does he leave Pola?

6. Why does Aschenbach smile at Tadzio when he sees him and his family at the end of Part Four? What does Aschenbach do after?

7. What does the narrator speculate is the reason for Aschenbach's failure to approach Tadzio?

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

9. How is the street performer similar to the man Aschenbach sees at the chapel in Part One? How is he similar to other men Aschenbach has seen throughout "Death In Venice?"

10. What was Aschenbach's home-life and education like?

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