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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the narrator's former job?
(a) Lawyer
(b) Publisher
(c) Army officer
(d) Pilot

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

3. Why does the young woman kill herself?
(a) She has been accused of murder
(b) She is pregnant
(c) Her child is killed
(d) Clamence does not want her

4. Why does the narrator leave his companion at the bridge?
(a) He sees a friend
(b) He is in a hurry
(c) He never crosses bridges
(d) He does not want the hotel owner to see him

5. What is significant about Clamence's smile in this chapter?
(a) It shows his evil intent
(b) It is the first sign of his madness
(c) It shows he loves only himself
(d) It is the first suggestion of self dout

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Clamence say happens when a close relative or friend dies?

3. Who does Clamence claim he used to act as an advocate for?

4. What does Clamence tell his companion to take advantage of?

5. What does the young woman do in Clamence's story?

(see the answer key)

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