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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator describe the times early in Part I?
(a) Remarkable times.
(b) Prosperous times.
(c) Painful times.
(d) Difficult times.

2. What or who does H.H. say historical events happen to?
(a) The victors.
(b) The participants.
(c) The nameless.
(d) The future.

3. What does the Leader say about "grace" in Part I?
(a) Once found it cannot be lost.
(b) It is not recognized by common people.
(c) It is regained by repentance.
(d) It cannot be bought.

4. What does H.H. says happens when he examines things too closely?
(a) They slip away and dissolve.
(b) They become a heavy burden.
(c) They come into sharp relief.
(d) THey are imprinted forever in his memory.

5. How does the narrator describe all the artists, poets, and musicians among the group in Part I?
(a) Animated yet half-real, half-there.
(b) The chief source of comfort for the group.
(c) Distracting the group from their goal.
(d) Gracious hosts at the feast in Zurich.

6. In Part I, what holds up the journey's progress in a small provincial town?
(a) The opposition of Saturn and the moon.
(b) The Prince of the provinces.
(c) Terrible flooding.
(d) The Journey leader quits.

7. In Part II, what does H.H. say is very difficult for him to do?
(a) Prevent the League from taking his journal.
(b) Make Leo understand why he must tell his story.
(c) Relate a number of events connectedly.
(d) Attest clearly to what he experienced.

8. What does the deserter wish to do some time later?
(a) Be forgiven and rejoin the League.
(b) Expose the League's secrets.
(c) Write his memoirs for publication.
(d) Gain the confidence of the League Speaker.

9. What does the narrator says is impairing him as he starts his narration early in Part I?
(a) His confidence and recollection.
(b) An injury to his head.
(c) His eyesight.
(d) An injury to his leg.

10. Who unexpectedly disappears from the journey as Part II opens?
(a) Othmar.
(b) Leo.
(c) Lukas.
(d) Max.

11. In Part I, what does the narrator say the conquered nations are ready to believe in?
(a) Things beyond reality.
(b) Long lasting peace.
(c) A time of great exploration.
(d) Their freedom.

12. What happens to H.H.'s first attempt to tell his story?
(a) He is brought to a halt by a single, small episode.
(b) He believes the journey is not worth remembering.
(c) He loses his journal.
(d) He is too sad to remember the events.

13. In Part I, what does the narrator believe is his great fortune?
(a) To belong to the League.
(b) To inherit a modest fortune.
(c) To find a rare map.
(d) To be a gifted writer.

14. In Part II, another person on the journey claims what about certain writings?
(a) They are understood only by League members.
(b) They are writings in French and Hebrew.
(c) They are original characters known only by the master.
(d) They are important German writings.

15. What belief does H.H. say he is sadly sure of?
(a) His friend, Lukas, is a liar.
(b) His health will weaken befor the Journey is complete.
(c) He will never meet Princess Fatima.
(d) The original League document is in Leo's bag.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does H.H. say has exaggerated value in Part II?

2. What is the narrator's life-goal?

3. What does the narrator do at the end of his probation year in the League?

4. In Part I, who or what does the narrator meet at the riverside?

5. What is the deserter relieved of by the Speaker in Part I?

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