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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was used to lower the deus ex machina on to the satge?
(a) A rope
(b) A crane
(c) A pole
(d) A pulley

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Where does Clamence return to when he is struck?
(a) The bar
(b) His car
(c) The grass verge
(d) His home

9. What does Clamence say happens when a close relative or friend dies?
(a) You move on
(b) They become closer to ou
(c) You forget them
(d) You lose a part of yourself

10. In what city was Clamence a defense attorney?
(a) Amsterdam
(b) Marseille
(c) London
(d) Paris

11. What does Clamence say would happen if every criminal were sentenced?
(a) Everyone would presume themselves innocent
(b) There would be no crime
(c) We would live in Utopia
(d) Society would be soulless

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

13. Why does the narrator leave his companion at the bridge?
(a) He is in a hurry
(b) He never crosses bridges
(c) He sees a friend
(d) He does not want the hotel owner to see him

14. In what book is the circles of hell described?
(a) Inferno
(b) The bible
(c) The koran
(d) Paradise Lost

15. What does the young woman do in Clamence's story?
(a) Marries a tyrant
(b) Cuts out her eyes
(c) Commits suicide
(d) Robs a bank

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clamence believe his story illustrates?

2. What nationality are the two men?

3. How does Clamence have the ability to judge average society?

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

5. What two traitors does Clamence mention in this chapter?

(see the answer keys)

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