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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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 loses his journal.
(c) He believes the journey is not worth remembering.
(d) He is too sad to remember the events.

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

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

6. Where does the group camp as Part II begins?
(a) A dark forest in Greece.
(b) In an oasis in the Sahara.
(c) A meadow in the Alps.
(d) A narrow mountain gorge on the Italian border.

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

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

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

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

11. In Part II, what does H.H. say is the only important thing in his life?
(a) The League's Journey East.
(b) The Conquest of the Ottoman Empire.
(c) Writing his memoirs.
(d) The love of Fatima.

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

13. 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) The Child Savior showing the way east.
(d) Leo turning himself into a dog.

14. How far has the journey traveled as Part II begins?
(a) Almost to the Pyramids of Egypt.
(b) Through half of Europe and a portion of the Middle Ages.
(c) Beyond the Alps into Ancient Macedonia.
(d) To the woods of Lindhorst.

15. According to H.H. what is new to the group in Part II?
(a) Their leader.
(b) Their goals.
(c) Their disputes.
(d) Their spirituality.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is H.H.'s hope as Part II ends?

2. What does the deserter wish to do some time later?

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

4. Who preserves the memory of Hohenstaufen?

5. Where does the group think they will go after they see the Goblin?

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