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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two passions do Parisians have?
(a) Wine and cheese
(b) Coffee and crepes
(c) Ideas and fornication
(d) Religion and education

2. What is an example of the use of power Clamence talks about?
(a) Hate
(b) Communication
(c) Love
(d) Hypnosis

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

4. What does Clamence want the auditor's sign to summarize?
(a) His looks
(b) His feelings
(c) His life
(d) His character

5. What was the narrator's former job?
(a) Army officer
(b) Lawyer
(c) Pilot
(d) Publisher

6. What are the Sadducee?
(a) A Sikh sect
(b) A Christian sect
(c) A Jewish sect
(d) A Muslim sect

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

8. Who does Clamence claim he waits for in Mexico City?
(a) Lonely women
(b) Americans
(c) A friend
(d) Displaced Europeans

9. What does Clamence tell his companion to take advantage of?
(a) His company
(b) The local prostitutes
(c) The free hotel breakfast
(d) The lack of security in the hotel

10. What kind of problem does Clamence confess to?
(a) A family problem
(b) A socital problem
(c) A sex problem
(d) A psychological and physical problem

11. What does Clamence refer to his new companion as?
(a) A Sadduce
(b) A martyr
(c) A mason
(d) A slave

12. What does the burglar require from Clamence?
(a) A woman
(b) Money
(c) Consultation
(d) The time

13. What does Clamence say he was forced to remember?
(a) His actions and motivations
(b) His brother
(c) His love for life
(d) His parents

14. What should a master exercise power without?
(a) A whip
(b) Ostentation
(c) Chains
(d) Love

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clamence say a woman's faithfulness feeds?

2. Which of the following terms does Clamence use to describe the auditor?

3. What does Clamence respect about the Dutch middle class?

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

5. What nationality are the two men?

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