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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What city does Clamence compare Amsterdam with?
(a) Berlin
(b) Paris
(c) London
(d) Prague

4. Where does Clamence claim Amsterdam's denizens inhabit?
(a) Indonesia
(b) Ancient Rome
(c) Ancient Egypt
(d) Ancient Greece

5. What nationality are the two men?
(a) Dutch
(b) German
(c) Czech
(d) French

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only language the bartender speaks?

2. What are the Sadducee?

3. What does Clamence accuse the Dutch of being?

4. What city are the two men in?

5. Who does Clamence claim he waits for in Mexico City?

(see the answer key)

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