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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Hans plan to do on Monday in Chapter 4?
(a) Attend Dr. Krokowski's lecture.
(b) Play "king in a meadow."
(c) Propose to Clavdia.
(d) Get his x-rays taken.

3. Where does Hans go on Monday in Chapter 4?
(a) The dining hall.
(b) A long hike in the mountains.
(c) Home.
(d) Davos.

4. Who does Settembrini flirt with at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Clavdia Chauchat.
(b) No one.
(c) A village girl.
(d) Frau Stohr.

5. Who does Hans mention when Settembrini complains about his ignorant tablemates?
(a) Joachim.
(b) Clavdia Chauchat.
(c) Dr. Behrens.
(d) Frau Stohr.

6. Who do Hans and Joachim encounter at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Settembrini.
(b) Naphta.
(c) Dr. Behrens.
(d) Clavdia.

7. Where does Hans first arrive in Chapter 1?
(a) The Berghof.
(b) America.
(c) Davos-Platz.
(d) At the wharf.

8. What causes Hans to hallucinate in Chapter 4?
(a) Lack of sleep.
(b) Drug use.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Blood loss.

9. What happens when Hans stops by a brook?
(a) He nearly drowns.
(b) He trips and falls.
(c) He suffers a nosebleed.
(d) He cries.

10. Who whistles at Hans on the mountain path?
(a) A female doctor.
(b) A male doctor.
(c) A male patient.
(d) A female patient.

11. Who does Settembrini mock for inventing the "summer season"?
(a) Hans.
(b) Behrens.
(c) Krokowski.
(d) Joachim.

12. In Chapter 3, what does Hans hear from the room next door?
(a) The sounds of lovemaking.
(b) Someone being constrained from fighting.
(c) An argument.
(d) Nothing.

13. What is Settembrini's reason for his feelings about music?
(a) It makes him happy.
(b) He has no feelings about music.
(c) It inflames the emotions.
(d) It attracts young women.

14. What is the relationship between Hans and Joachim?
(a) They do not know each other.
(b) They are friends.
(c) They are brothers.
(d) They are cousins.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hans feel about his cigars losing their flavor?

2. Who is the executor of Hans' parents' estate?

3. What is the old woman doing at the beginning of Chapter 3?

4. In Chapter 4, what is contrasted with music?

5. What time period does Hans hallucinate about?

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