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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 7, Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What concerned Tomas about moving to the country?
(a) he could no longer practice medicine
(b) he would never be able to escape Tereza
(c) he would be bored by the slow lifestyle
(d) he would have difficulty finding a new woman every week

2. What most repelled Sabina of Communism?
(a) the way they showed affection to children when in front of cameras, in order to influence people
(b) the way they transformed ruined castles into cow sheds
(c) the maske of beauty if tried to wear
(d) the manner in which their statesmen beamed from the height of their reviewing stand

3. The difference between Tereza and other women is that Tereza had come to Tomas...
(a) innocent
(b) uncovered
(c) with confidence
(d) untouched

4. What did the bald headed man at the bar accuse Tereza of that caused the engineer to step in?
(a) selling alcohol to a minor
(b) being disrespectful to customers
(c) flirting with a 16 year old boy
(d) prostitution

5. What did Marie-Claude threaten her husband with twenty years prior?
(a) A divorce
(b) Suicide
(c) Revenge for an affair he'd had
(d) Having an affair

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Franz come to realize was his real life?

2. The image of the abandoned child Tomas had of Tereza reflected on which ancient myth?

3. What did Tereza suffer as a result of Tomas's affairs?

4. What did Tereza understand the benches floating downstream to mean in her dream?

5. What happened when the interpreter that headed the march requested permission to enter the territory of Cambodia?

(see the answer key)

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