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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 the narrator call the barman?
(a) A huggable bear
(b) A worthy ape
(c) A cheeky monkey
(d) A man of fun

2. What drink does Clamence talk lyrically about?
(a) Whisky
(b) Vodka
(c) Gin
(d) Wine

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

4. What is the full name of the narrator?
(a) Jean-Baptiste Clamence
(b) Jean-Michel Genet
(c) Albert Camus
(d) Fillipe Flaubert

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of drink do the men have?

3. What does the Nazi soldier ask a mother?

4. What city does Clamence compare Amsterdam with?

5. What city are the two men in?

(see the answer key)

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