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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part I, what does the narrator say world history often seems like?
(a) A short respite between national wars.
(b) Glorious revelations of previous generations.
(c) A waste of time to study.
(d) Humanity's desire to erase its memory.

2. In Part I, what is Longus doing in "the wood"?
(a) Playing with two white dogs.
(b) Meditating with Leo.
(c) Carving his enchantment flute.
(d) Writing Greek and Hebrew.

3. As Part III opens, what is H.H. trying to find his way through?
(a) His difficulty.
(b) His anger.
(c) Zurich.
(d) A sandstorm.

4. Who does the narrator meet in Part I and love immediately?
(a) Kashmir.
(b) Lukas.
(c) Ninon.
(d) Collofine.

5. What is it that H.H. says a historian searches for in events?
(a) The center, the common standpoint.
(b) The importance of the matter.
(c) The truth.
(d) The relevance of the event.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part II, what does H.H. say he would willing exchange his belief for?

2. What is H.H.'s relationship to Lukas?

3. Who joins H.H. as he listens to the whistling?

4. In Part II, how does H.H. describe what everything has become to him?

5. In Part III, how does Lukas' opinion change concerning H.H.'s problem?

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