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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Hans sometimes follow his caretaker after dinner?
(a) Into the den.
(b) To bed.
(c) Into the garden.
(d) To the neighbor's house.

2. What does Hans' father die from?
(a) An embolism.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Flu.

3. What is Hans doing by his third day at the Berghof?
(a) Wanting to leave the Berghof.
(b) Becoming accustomed to the routine.
(c) Studying astronomy.
(d) Falling in love with Clavdia.

4. Who does Settembrini compare to Minos and Rhadamanthus?
(a) Behrens and Krokowski.
(b) Hans and Joachim.
(c) Clavdia and Peeperkorn.
(d) Himself and Naphta.

5. What does Joachim say is not taken seriously at the Berghof?
(a) Hard work.
(b) Anything.
(c) Illness and death.
(d) Love and relationships.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Hans walk after first breakfast in Chapter 3?

2. Who whistles at Hans on the mountain path?

3. What does Hans Castorp ride to ascend the Alps?

4. What does Hans do on his first full day at the Berghof?

5. What is the only French that the old woman knows?

(see the answer key)

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