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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. How intelligent is Aschenbach?
(a) Very stupid.
(b) Average.
(c) Not too bright.
(d) Very intelligent.
2. What did Aschenbach want but never get?
(a) A wife.
(b) A daughter.
(c) A brother.
(d) A son.
3. How does Aschenbach hide his loneliness?
(a) Superficial friendships.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Lying.
(d) Arrogance.
4. On his walk, what does Aschenbach pass?
(a) A stoneyard with gravestones for sale.
(b) A homeless man.
(c) A statue.
(d) A garden.
5. What happens in Aschenbach's daydream?
(a) He sees a vivid scene of a tropical foreign land.
(b) He foresees his own death.
(c) He meets and falls in love with a beautiful woman.
(d) He remembers a birthday he spent with his parents.
Short Answer Questions
1. Lately, Aschenbach has been _______ with his routine.
2. What expression does the man at the chapel give to Aschenbach?
3. What did the professions of Aschenbach's parents instill in him?
4. Why does Aschenbach look at the world differently?
5. Aschenbach keep his beard _________.
Short Essay Questions
1. What is peculiar about one of the young men on the boat? Why does this upset Aschenbach?
2. In what era does "Death In Venice" take place? What major historical landmark is referenced?
3. How does Aschenbach's vision of Socrates and Phaedrus translate to him and Tadzio?
4. When does Aschenbach arrive in Pola? Why does he leave Pola?
5. What about Tadzio does Aschenbach use for his writing? How does Aschenbach feel about writing this way?
6. Why does Aschenbach decide to go to Venice?
7. How does Aschenbach see Tadzio? What does he compare Tadzio to?
8. What delays Aschenbach's departure from Venice? Is he upset by this?
9. Why does Aschenbach watch Tadzio?
10. What does the narrator speculate is the reason for Aschenbach's failure to approach Tadzio?
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