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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I, Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What trait is the man who often visits the estate known for?
(a) For settling all manner of disputes.
(b) For his many extra-marital affairs.
(c) For bragging about his wealth.
(d) For high-class begging.

2. How do Eduard, Charlotte, and the captain speak of the concept of elective affinities?
(a) In terms of men, women, children, and animals.
(b) In terms of 1, 2, 3, and 4.
(c) In terms of A, B, C, and D.
(d) In terms of apples, oranges, bananas, and pears.

3. Who does the mistress of the house think has a more-than-average interest in Ottilie?
(a) The schoolmaster.
(b) The male guest at the estate.
(c) A common peasant.
(d) The master of the estate.

4. What service does Ottilie volunteer to do for Eduard?
(a) Repair his many torn articles of clothing.
(b) Finish the lengthy inventory of the household.
(c) Finalize the design of the chapel.
(d) Make the final copy of the farmstead sale contract.

5. What scientific subject becomes a main object of conversation between the hosts and their male guest?
(a) Certain affinities between natural objects.
(b) Geology and its role in determining the location of mineral deposits.
(c) The evolution of plant and animal species.
(d) Astronomy and the movement of the solar system.

Short Answer Questions

1. What personality trait is notable about Ottilie?

2. What seemingly miraculous event occurs at the completion of the foundation stone ceremony?

3. What nickname do both the master of the estate and his male guest share?

4. What language are the household servants ignorant of?

5. During a stroll around his property with the captain and Charlotte, what activity does Eduard suddenly change his mind about engaging in, and why?

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