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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Clamence claim he is?
(a) A dictator
(b) A hate figure
(c) A sensualist
(d) A atheist

2. Where does Clamence claim Amsterdam's denizens inhabit?
(a) Ancient Greece
(b) Indonesia
(c) Ancient Egypt
(d) Ancient Rome

3. What does Clamence say he is doomed to?
(a) Hell
(b) An empty eternity
(c) Disgrace
(d) Heaven

4. What does the narrator call the barman?
(a) A worthy ape
(b) A huggable bear
(c) A cheeky monkey
(d) A man of fun

5. What does society need to stop an argument from stretching into affinity?
(a) The dynamics between master and servant
(b) God
(c) The dynamics between man and woman
(d) Children

6. How did Clamence get across bridges after he heard the laugh?
(a) Bus or car
(b) Train
(c) He ran
(d) Tram

7. What does Clamence suggests happens when he climbs to great heights?
(a) He becomes king
(b) He falls
(c) He falls in love
(d) He loses his integrity

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

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

10. What does Clamence claim would be true happiness for him?
(a) Seven virgins
(b) A non existent sex drive
(c) Eight wives
(d) Women waiting on him

11. What is the first topic to be discussed in this chapter?
(a) The laughter
(b) Friendship
(c) Crossing bridges
(d) Marriage

12. What bridge does Clamence say he stood on in this chapter?
(a) Brooklyn Bridge
(b) Amsterdam Bridge
(c) Pont des Arts
(d) London Bridge

13. What does Clamence ask the auditor to bestow upon himself?
(a) A planet
(b) A word
(c) A sign
(d) A star

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

15. What two things does Clamence claim he shares with the auditor?
(a) Happiness and appearance
(b) Intelligence and age
(c) Appearance and age
(d) A love for women and a love for books

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clamence say happens when a close relative or friend dies?

2. Where does Clamence return to when he is struck?

3. What does Clamence say he is successful with?

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

5. What nationality are the two men?

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