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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Clamence father do for a living?
(a) A lawyer
(b) An officer in the army
(c) A pilot
(d) A policeman

2. What happens to a person's body when they are in the little ease?
(a) It loosens
(b) It snaps in half
(c) It stiffens
(d) It sheds its skin

3. Why did Christ die in Clamence's opinion?
(a) He wanted to be famous
(b) He was weak
(c) His lack of innocence
(d) He was a masochist

4. What does Clamence think understanding is?
(a) A waste of time
(b) Boring
(c) The main stay of all relationships
(d) A mediocre emotion

5. What does Clamence say we owe the dead?
(a) An apology
(b) Life
(c) A monument
(d) Nothing

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose company does Clamence say he removes himself from?

2. From what culture does the deus ex machina come from?

3. What does Clamence say he is at the end of the chapter?

4. Why does someone in the crowd attack Clamence?

5. In what city was Clamence a defense attorney?

(see the answer key)

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