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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) The auditor's lack of confidence
(c) A slave trader's sign
(d) The barman's presence

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

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

4. What type of drink do the men have?
(a) Whiskey
(b) Gin
(c) Vodka
(d) Beer

5. What does Clamence refer to himself as?
(a) A deus ex machina
(b) A fool
(c) A philosopher
(d) A Jekyl and Hyde

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator call the barman?

3. What does society need to stop an argument from stretching into affinity?

4. What would be the motto on Clamence's sign?

5. Why does the young woman kill herself?

(see the answer key)

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