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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the young woman kill herself?
(a) Clamence does not want her
(b) She is pregnant
(c) Her child is killed
(d) She has been accused of murder

2. Which of the following subjects does Clamence talk about as they walk?
(a) Socialism
(b) Communism
(c) Hitler's death
(d) Nazi genocide

3. What does the young woman do in Clamence's story?
(a) Commits suicide
(b) Cuts out her eyes
(c) Robs a bank
(d) Marries a tyrant

4. How does Clamence have the ability to judge average society?
(a) He is well educated
(b) He have lived with all classes
(c) He is an outsider
(d) He is above them

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of drink do the men have?

2. What does Clamence think understanding is?

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

4. From what culture does the deus ex machina come from?

5. What does Clamence hear on the the Pont des Arts?

(see the answer key)

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