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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Clamence compare Amsterdam's canals to?
(a) Medieval castles
(b) The circles of hell
(c) Neverending love
(d) Angels guarding heaven's gate

2. In what book is the circles of hell described?
(a) The bible
(b) Inferno
(c) Paradise Lost
(d) The koran

3. What does Clamence respect about the Dutch middle class?
(a) Their morals
(b) Their high ideas
(c) Their arrogance
(d) Their business sense

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clamence refer to his new companion as?

2. Which of the following terms does Clamence use to describe the auditor?

3. What does Clamence accuse the Dutch of being?

4. Where does Clamence claim Amsterdam's denizens inhabit?

5. What two traitors does Clamence mention in this chapter?

(see the answer key)

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