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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Clamence say we owe the dead?
(a) A monument
(b) Nothing
(c) Life
(d) An apology

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

3. Where does Clamence say he is obliged to live?
(a) With his parents
(b) Above mankind
(c) In Amsterdam
(d) In a homeless shelter

4. What question does the first line of this chapter ask?
(a) Who is the auditor?
(b) What is a judge-penitent?
(c) Where is Amsterdan?
(d) Why is the bar called Mexico City?

5. What does Clamence accuse the Dutch of being?
(a) Humorless
(b) Ignorant
(c) Arrogant
(d) Witless

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clamence think understanding is?

2. What was the narrator's former job?

3. What is significant about Clamence's smile in this chapter?

4. What does Clamence claim his occupation is?

5. What does Clamence compare Amsterdam's canals to?

(see the answer key)

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