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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who praises scientific knowledge and truth?
(a) Hans.
(b) Naphta.
(c) Joachim.
(d) Settembrini.

2. What does Hans do when he realizes that Settembrini does not want him to see Naphta again?
(a) Feigns innocence and visits Naphta's room in town.
(b) Settembrini does not feel that way.
(c) Yields to Settembrini's opinion.
(d) Confronts Settembrini to learn his reasoning

3. As Walpurgis Night approaches, who reproaches Hans for playing fast and loose with time in his conversation?
(a) Clavdia.
(b) Behrens.
(c) Settembrini.
(d) Joachim.

4. Why do Settembrini and Naphta resent Peeperkorn?
(a) For his ignorance.
(b) They do not.
(c) For interfering in their pedagogical rivalry over Hans.
(d) For his relationship with Clavdia.

5. What does Peeperkorn tell Hans that he takes for his ailments?
(a) Penicillin.
(b) Insulin.
(c) Quinine.
(d) Tropical medicines.

6. What does Settembrini reveal that he belongs to?
(a) The Musical Affiliation.
(b) The Freemasons.
(c) The Medical Association of the Berghof.
(d) The International League for the Organization of Progress.

7. What does Hans do when Joachim's corpse begins to smile inside the coffin?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Has nightmares repeatedly.
(c) Hastily closes the coffin.
(d) Begins to cry.

8. What does Settembrini criticize about the medieval tortures?
(a) The royalty.
(b) Its treatment of women.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Its tortures.

9. In Chapter 6, what does Hans praise ascetically?
(a) Clavdia Chauchat.
(b) Death.
(c) The Berghof.
(d) Military life.

10. How is Settembrini's garret decorated?
(a) Not at all.
(b) Lavishly.
(c) In all black and white.
(d) Plainly.

11. Who do Settembrini and Naphta argue about first as Joachim and Hans visit Naphta's rooms?
(a) Virgil.
(b) Rousseau.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Pieta.

12. Who is getting worse but leaves the Berghof without authorization anyway because they cannot stand it anymore?
(a) Clavdia.
(b) Frau Salomon.
(c) Joachim.
(d) Hans.

13. Where does Hans "play king" and muse over his recent experiences?
(a) In his room.
(b) In a little alpine meadow.
(c) He does not "play king".
(d) In the dining hall.

14. What are Hans and Settembrini doing when they fall into an open argument?
(a) Watching Joachim leave.
(b) Waiting for the Sunday mail.
(c) There is no argument.
(d) Discussing Clavdia.

15. Who claims that his love for Clavdia is a burning torment?
(a) Ludovico Settembrini.
(b) Leo Naphta.
(c) Hans Castorp.
(d) Ferdinand Wehsal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question does Hans try to find the answer to in Chapter 5?

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

3. What does Clavdia threaten to do when Hans praises her arms?

4. Where does Peeperkorn host an excursion to in May?

5. What does Joachim think Hans has picked up while lying on his balcony?

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