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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What begins Clamence's dissertation on power?
(a) A group of women
(b) A slave trader's sign
(c) The auditor's lack of confidence
(d) The barman's presence

2. Where does Clamence walk the auditor to?
(a) His boat
(b) A brothel
(c) A restaurant
(d) His hotel

3. What does Clamence say a woman's faithfulness feeds?
(a) His soul
(b) His ego
(c) His heart
(d) His brain

4. Why does someone in the crowd attack Clamence?
(a) To shut him up
(b) To stop him from talking to his wife
(c) To stop him from attacking the motor cyclist
(d) To force him to leave

5. What would be the motto on Clamence's sign?
(a) Love it and hate it
(b) You saw it here first
(c) Don't rely on it
(d) Don't sniff it

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator call the barman?

3. What does Clamence think understanding is?

4. What does Clamence claim would be true happiness for him?

5. What does Clamence say he is doomed to?

(see the answer key)

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