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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. What kind of soldier does Clamence tell a story about?
(a) A Dutch soldier
(b) A Roman soldier
(c) A foreign legion soldier
(d) A Nazi soldier

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

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

4. What was the deus ex machina's role in a play?
(a) To save the maiden
(b) To pronounce its end
(c) To kill the maiden
(d) To pronouce its beginning

5. What does Clamence believe is necessary?
(a) Slavery
(b) Hate
(c) Marriage
(d) Love

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Clamence claim Amsterdam's denizens inhabit?

2. Why does the young woman kill herself?

3. What does Clamence say he is doomed to?

4. What kind of problem does Clamence confess to?

5. What does Clamence say a woman's faithfulness feeds?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a Sadducee?

2. What is the significance of Clamence calling himself Jean-Baptiste?

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

4. What is Clamence's relationship with women?

5. Describe the Mexico City bar.

6. What does Clamence show himself up to be in this chapter?

7. How does the narrator describe the bartender?

8. What do Clamence and his new companion represent?

9. How does the narrator compare Amsterdam and Paris?

10. In what way does Clamence show himself to be a narcissist?

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