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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 does Clamence claim his occupation is?
(a) Doctor
(b) Lawyer
(c) Writer
(d) Judge penitent

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

3. What are the Sadducee?
(a) A Sikh sect
(b) A Jewish sect
(c) A Muslim sect
(d) A Christian sect

4. What does Clamence claim would be true happiness for him?
(a) A non existent sex drive
(b) Women waiting on him
(c) Seven virgins
(d) Eight wives

5. What kind of problem does Clamence confess to?
(a) A family problem
(b) A socital problem
(c) A psychological and physical problem
(d) A sex problem

Short Answer Questions

1. What bridge does Clamence say he stood on in this chapter?

2. What is the first topic to be discussed in this chapter?

3. What is the name of the bar?

4. What kind of soldier does Clamence tell a story about?

5. What does Clamence refer to himself as?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator compare Amsterdam and Paris?

2. How is Clamence's role as a deus ex machina an accurate metaphor for his work with the demoralized criminals of Paris?

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

4. How does the narrator describe the bartender?

5. Describe Clamence's experience on the Pont de Arts.

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

7. What is a Sadducee?

8. In what way does Clamence compare Amsterdam to Dante's circles of hell?

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

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

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