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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Clamence say he is at the end of the chapter?
(a) A modern tyrant
(b) Innocent of his sins
(c) A lost soul
(d) A modern prophet

2. Who painted the painting?
(a) Rembrandt
(b) Vincent Van Gogh
(c) His father
(d) Jan van Eyck

3. Why must the doves remain in the sky?
(a) They don't want to die
(b) There is nowhere to land
(c) They need to protect
(d) They need to observe

4. Why does Clamence claim he is a Judge Pentinent?
(a) Because his father was
(b) Because of the hypocrisy of the world
(c) Because he is funny
(d) Because the world is unjust

5. What is Clamence too self obsessed to do?
(a) Work
(b) Kill himself
(c) Murder
(d) Marry

6. What city does Clamence contrast Greece to?
(a) Prague
(b) London
(c) Paris
(d) Amsterdam

7. How many subjects has Clamence got to deal with before he tackles the judge pentinent?
(a) Two
(b) Eight
(c) Four
(d) One

8. Who takes Clamence hostage in Tunisia?
(a) Tunisian police
(b) Germans
(c) Russians
(d) Italians

9. What does Clamence say he has a lack of?
(a) Friends
(b) Women
(c) Feelings
(d) Ego

10. What does Clamence say he lacks in his relationships with women?
(a) Sensitivity
(b) An understanding of women
(c) Passion
(d) An understanding of love

11. What did Clamence want to achieve by killing himself?
(a) Get in the newspapers
(b) Make a political statement
(c) Make his mother feel guilty
(d) Play on the emotions of his friends

12. What does Clamence think his suicide would do for his friends?
(a) Curse them
(b) Free them
(c) Destroy them
(d) Enlighten them

13. When did Clamence first realize he had no friends?
(a) When he needed money
(b) When he ran the Paris marathon
(c) When he was in hospital
(d) When he tried to kill himself

14. What is the sky full of?
(a) Clouds
(b) Gulls
(c) Doves
(d) Planes

15. Where does Clamence see the dog?
(a) On the metro
(b) On a metro platform
(c) In his hotel
(d) In a bus

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Clamence at the beginning of this chapter?

2. What is the first stage of Clamence's argument?

3. How do male friends in Greece walk?

4. What brings an end to Clamence's brief happiness?

5. What is Clamence's most important duty?

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