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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Leo described by H.H. in Part II?
(a) He has a handsome face and good humor.
(b) He is a thief.
(c) He is old and wise.
(d) He is no longer important to the journey.

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

3. What do the officials instruct the narrator to do once he is a member of the League?
(a) Attach himself to a group of ten people en route to the expidition.
(b) Fast for forty days to prove he is worthy of the task before him.
(c) Meditate and prepare his body and soul to accept the Tao.
(d) Stand vigil over the sacred book for one full day and night.

4. Where do many of the journey members believe League documents are deposited?
(a) In an ancient Greek library.
(b) In a temple in Rome.
(c) In four old capitals.
(d) In the League Library at Zurich.

5. What is the first amazing phenomenon the narrator sees in Part I's journey?
(a) Agramant fighting the League leader.
(b) Saint Christopher pointing to the left.
(c) Leo turning himself into a dog.
(d) The Child Savior showing the way east.

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

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

8. In Part I, where does the narrator say his happiness arises from?
(a) The freedom to experience everything simultaneously.
(b) Meeting Mozrt and hearing him play.
(c) Arriving at the King of Siam's colony and feasting with him.
(d) Being able to see the Sun Mountains.

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

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

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

12. What does the narrator's vow to the League forbid him to do?
(a) Die for the sake of the League.
(b) Communicate anything about his personal experiences.
(c) Disclose anything about the League.
(d) Advocate for another member if they are courtmartialed.

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

14. According to H.H., what does the disappearance of a particular member threaten?
(a) Leo's ability to perform magic.
(b) The secrecy of the League.
(c) The value and meaning of everything, even life.
(d) The future of the League.

15. In Part II, how does H.H. describe what everything has become to him?
(a) Hazy memories that disappear like a mist.
(b) A mass of separate fragmentory pictures.
(c) Clear images reflected in a mirror.
(d) Nightmares that keep him from falling asleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say each member on the Journey East has to have?

2. What does the Leader say about "grace" in Part I?

3. In the beginning of Part II, how does H.H. say the character's disappearance came about?

4. Who preserves the memory of Hohenstaufen?

5. In Part II, where does one man assert an important document is?

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