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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, continued.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the cousins meet Settembrini?
(a) At Dr. Krokowski's lecture.
(b) At a bench on the path.
(c) At a tavern in town.
(d) At the beach.

2. What is the name of the whistler?
(a) Leo Naphta.
(b) Hermine Kleefeld.
(c) Lodovic Settembrini.
(d) Clavdia Chauchat.

3. What wears Hans down at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) The concentrated study for his college exams.
(b) The deaths surrounding him.
(c) His ill health.
(d) His thwarted romance.

4. What is engraved with the names of Hans' family patriarchs for the past few hundred years?
(a) The family Bible.
(b) Nothing.
(c) The portrait of Hans' grandfather.
(d) The family baptismal bowl.

5. What does Hans Castorp ride to ascend the Alps?
(a) A boat.
(b) His narrow-gauge railroad car.
(c) A ski-lift.
(d) The Berghof's personal plane.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the old woman's sons dying from?

2. Who does Settembrini call "lieutenant"?

3. Where does Hans first arrive in Chapter 1?

4. How should Hans live while is at the Berghof, according to Dr. Behrens?

5. How does Hans feel about someone slamming the door behind his back?

(see the answer key)

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