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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Clamence claim his occupation is?
(a) Judge penitent
(b) Writer
(c) Lawyer
(d) Doctor

2. What is the only language the bartender speaks?
(a) Dutch
(b) German
(c) English
(d) French

3. What two passions do Parisians have?
(a) Wine and cheese
(b) Ideas and fornication
(c) Religion and education
(d) Coffee and crepes

4. What two traitors does Clamence mention in this chapter?
(a) Guy Fawkes and Lucifer
(b) Guy Fawkes and Judas
(c) Judas and Lucifer
(d) Lucifer and Trotsky

5. Who wrote Inferno?
(a) John Milton
(b) Dante
(c) Albert Camus
(d) Shakespeare

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clamence refer to himself as?

2. What does Clamence respect about the Dutch middle class?

3. What was the deus ex machina's role in a play?

4. What does Clamence say would happen if every criminal were sentenced?

5. What city does Clamence compare Amsterdam with?

(see the answer key)

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