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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does everyone agree on about a particular document in Part II?
(a) It is in a linen bag.
(b) It is a copy.
(c) It is an original.
(d) It is of great value.

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

3. What does the narrator say is the one paradox that must be accepted?
(a) A fool is wiser than the greatest king.
(b) Love conquers all obstacles.
(c) It is necessary to attempt the seemingly impossible.
(d) Life and death are inseparable.

4. What does H.H. believe is the most memorable event in Part II?
(a) Their arrival in Italy.
(b) The disspersion of the League.
(c) The death of the leader.
(d) Leo's disappearance.

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

6. In Part II, where does one man assert an important document is?
(a) At the journey's end.
(b) In the Blue Pot.
(c) In a protective leather pouch.
(d) In Leo's bag.

7. What does the narrator say is in the East that disciples are traveling towards?
(a) The Home of LIght.
(b) The great temple of Kundalini.
(c) The Bacchanalian feast.
(d) The dawning of the Third Empire.

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

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

10. What is the deserter relieved of by the Speaker in Part I?
(a) His vow of silence.
(b) His cloak.
(c) His personal journal.
(d) His prayer book.

11. What or who does H.H. wish to save in Part II?
(a) Some records of their great cause.
(b) The Count of Keyserling.
(c) The League's court decisions.
(d) His faith.

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

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

14. What does the narrator do at the end of his probation year in the League?
(a) Pays his dues to become a full member.
(b) Chooses a life of poverty and prayer.
(c) Climbs the mystical mountain to study under the League leader.
(d) Dedicates his body and soul to the Journey East.

15. What leads to heated arguments within the group at the beginning of Part II?
(a) Whether or not to continue the journey.
(b) H.H.'s very bad temper.
(c) The leader's inablilty to gain the group's confidence.
(d) The possible loss of an important document.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part I, how does the narrator describe encounters with different parties?

2. What doubts do H.H.'s memory of the journey and participants of the World War share?

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

4. In Part I, what does the narrator say world history often seems like?

5. In Part I, what is Longus doing in "the wood"?

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