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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Clamence walk the auditor to?
(a) His hotel
(b) A brothel
(c) A restaurant
(d) His boat

2. What two things does Clamence claim he shares with the auditor?
(a) Happiness and appearance
(b) Appearance and age
(c) Intelligence and age
(d) A love for women and a love for books

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

4. Who does Clamence claim he waits for in Mexico City?
(a) A friend
(b) Displaced Europeans
(c) Lonely women
(d) Americans

5. What does Clamence refer to his new companion as?
(a) A slave
(b) A Sadduce
(c) A mason
(d) A martyr

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following subjects does Clamence talk about as they walk?

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

3. What does Clamence accuse the Dutch of being?

4. In what book is the circles of hell described?

5. Why does the narrator leave his companion at the bridge?

(see the answer key)

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