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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Clamence realize about the woman that deceives him?
(a) She has a mind of her own
(b) She is more intelligent than him
(c) She is nasty
(d) She is angry towards him

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

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

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

6. What phrase does Clamence use to describe his fall?
(a) Day when he told his wife he did not want to see her again
(b) When everyone turned their backs
(c) Night when the sky was black and people forgot to smile
(d) Evening when the music stopped and the lights went out.

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

8. What does Clamence feel when the young woman kills herself?
(a) Deep sorrow
(b) Anger
(c) Hurt
(d) Nothing

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

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

11. What does the Nazi soldier ask a mother?
(a) If she wants to kill her child herself
(b) If she loves her sons
(c) If she has a cigarette
(d) Which of her sons should be executed

12. What does Clamence see when he when he turn around?
(a) A child
(b) His dead father
(c) Nothing
(d) A red balloon

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the bar?

3. What does Clamence say would happen if every criminal were sentenced?

4. What should a master exercise power without?

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

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