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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. What time of year does H.H. recall in Part II?
(a) Winter/Christmas.
(b) Autumn/October.
(c) Summer/Bacchus Festival.
(d) Easter/Spring.

4. What does H.H. say has exaggerated value in Part II?
(a) The success of the journey.
(b) A missing document.
(c) The power of the League.
(d) Lukas' description of the World War.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What leads to heated arguments within the group at the beginning of Part II?

2. In Part I, what does the narrator say the conquered nations are ready to believe in?

3. Where does the group camp as Part II begins?

4. In Part I, what does the narrator realize about the Journey East?

5. What happens to H.H.'s first attempt to tell his story?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you think H.H. says there was a leaning towards Easter religions after the World War?

2. In Part I, why does H.H. decide to try to write a description of his journey?

3. In Part I, why does H.H. say the "Third Empire" has shattered?

4. What can be determined about H.H.'s mood as he begins his journey in Part I?

5. In Part I why does H.H. insist that other authors who claim to be members of the League and write travel diaries are not telling the truth?

6. Who does H.H. compare his journey and its participants to in Part II?

7. In Part II, does H.H. believe he can tell his story?

8. In Part II, what does H.H. say happens when he tries to think about the events of his journey?

9. What does H.H. say is his personal goal on the League's journey to the east?

10. What extraordinary thing happens to each member of the journey in Morbio Inferore?

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