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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what bridge does Clamence witness a suicide?
(a) Pont des Art
(b) Du Pont
(c) Pont Cafe
(d) Pont Royal

2. What is the only language the bartender speaks?
(a) English
(b) French
(c) Dutch
(d) German

3. Where does Clamence say he is obliged to live?
(a) In Amsterdam
(b) With his parents
(c) In a homeless shelter
(d) Above mankind

4. What does Clamence have a firm belief in?
(a) His superioty
(b) His seduction of women
(c) His intelligence
(d) His abilty as a lawyer

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Clamence suggests happens when he climbs to great heights?

2. Why does the narrator leave his companion at the bridge?

3. What does Clamence compare Amsterdam's canals to?

4. What should a master exercise power without?

5. How does Clamence show his power when it comes to women?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Clamence say his sign would be?

2. Why will Clamence not cross bridges?

3. In what way does the author show that Clamence is not as confident as he claims?

4. What is Clamence's opinion on the Dutch?

5. How does the narrator describe the bartender?

6. What was Clamence's role in Paris society?

7. What does Clamence talk about on the walk to the hotel?

8. How does the narrator compare Amsterdam and Paris?

9. In what way does chapter three mark the beginning of Clamence's fall?

10. In what way is Clamence similar to the criminals he once defended?

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