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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What kind of soldier does Clamence tell a story about?

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

(see the answer key)

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