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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 did Nicholas have to go to reclaim Eric's body?
(a) Ascheim.
(b) Kufstein.
(c) Alling.
(d) Karlsfeld.

2. How old was Eric when he asked Nicholas how "we know there's God?"
(a) 8.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

3. In what month did Eric die?
(a) May.
(b) June.
(c) April.
(d) July.

4. Who does Nicholas say looks neither behind nor ahead because her humanity is just beginning?
(a) A bride.
(b) A graduate.
(c) A baby.
(d) A new parent.

5. What color hair did Eric have?
(a) Blond.
(b) Brown.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did much of the music come from that was played at Eric's funeral?

2. What author does Nicholas quote, who says that "No man is an island"?

3. Who does Nicholas say "scarcely looks ahead; his plans are cautious, few, short-term"?

4. In what city was Eric's apartment?

5. What does Nicholas say withers and what remains?

Short Essay Questions

1. What would Nicholas do if the clock could be turned back?

2. Why did Eric climb the mountain alone?

3. In what way does the world look different to Nicholas after his son's death?

4. What things remind Nicholas that Eric is gone?

5. What was the dispute over the future direction of architecture?

6. Why does Nicholas say that Eric's body was his to claim?

7. What was Eric's educational background?

8. Describe the liturgy used at Eric's funeral.

9. What does Nicholas conclude when he asks himself if it matters that Eric's thesis was never finished?

10. What sacrament was celebrated at Eric's funeral?

(see the answer keys)

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