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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On Walpurgis Night, what does Clavdia tell Hans that she is doing the next day?
(a) Leaving the Berghof.
(b) Dying.
(c) Having a baby.
(d) Marrying Dr. Behrens.

3. What does Hans use to argue against Settembrini?
(a) Hans does not argue against Settembrini.
(b) Naphta's arguments.
(c) Settembrini's own arguments.
(d) His literary knowledge.

4. What does Joachim say is different in the mountains?
(a) Time.
(b) The water.
(c) Nothing.
(d) People.

5. Who is the executor of Hans' parents' estate?
(a) Hans' grandfather.
(b) Hans.
(c) Tienappel.
(d) Joachim.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Settembrini explain that his companion used to teach at a nearby prep school?

2. Who is a Freemason?

3. What causes Hans' temperature to decline in Chapter 5?

4. What do Joachim and Settembrini agree that music can awaken?

5. What is the name of the Catholic patient that Joachim tells Hans about in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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