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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Peeperkorn use to commit suicide?
(a) A knife.
(b) A rope hung from his closet.
(c) A gun.
(d) A hypodermic needle filled with tropical poison.

2. Who claims that classicism furthers the human enterprise?
(a) Hans.
(b) Joachim.
(c) Settembrini.
(d) Naphta.

3. Who does Settembrini say is justifying a totalitarian state?
(a) Joachim.
(b) Hans.
(c) Naphta.
(d) Settembrini.

4. Who does Hans suspect of having had a physical relationship with Clavdia?
(a) Dr. Behrens.
(b) Frau Stohr.
(c) Dr. Krokowski.
(d) Joachim.

5. Who will not acknowledge Hans, despite his best efforts?
(a) Settembrini.
(b) Joachim.
(c) Clavdia.
(d) Pieter.

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

7. In Chapter 5, who performs a parlor trick of drawing a pig blindfolded in one long stroke?
(a) Joachim.
(b) Dr. Krokowski.
(c) Clavdia.
(d) Dr. Behrens.

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

9. What question does Hans try to find the answer to in Chapter 5?
(a) "How did the world begin?"
(b) "Who am I?"
(c) "What is life?"
(d) None.

10. What do many patients become aware of in Chapter 5?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Behrens' sexual relationship with Clavdia.
(c) Joachim's illness.
(d) Hans' infatuation with Clavdia.

11. On the evening that Dr. Behrens entertains patients with a musical parlor trick, what does Clavdia ask Hans about?
(a) Hans.
(b) Joachim.
(c) Settembrini.
(d) Clavdia.

12. What does Hans accuse Settembrini of offering?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Hypocritical advice.
(d) False friendship.

13. How does Clavdia feel about the fact that Peeperkorn loves her?
(a) Peeperkorn does not love Clavdia.
(b) Grateful and devoted.
(c) She loves him as well.
(d) Frightened.

14. Why is Dr. Behrens happy that Joachim's heart is giving out?
(a) Because Joachim's death will be more painful.
(b) Because Joachim is avoiding unpleasant complications and will have a swift passing.
(c) Because he hates Joachim.
(d) Because Hans will not witness Joachim's death.

15. Who is a Freemason?
(a) Joachim.
(b) Naphta.
(c) Hans.
(d) Settembrini.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the beginning of Chapter 7, who indulges in a long reflection on time?

3. What does Naphta claim has only resulted in the dehumanizing rule of money?

4. What is Hans surprised to learn about Naphta while he is in Settembrini's garret?

5. Who does Settembrini say is an intellectual servant of the kingdom of death and lust?

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