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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Hans particularly interested in seeing at Dr. Behrens' apartments?
(a) His self-portrait.
(b) A portrait of Clavdia.
(c) His medical records.
(d) Clavdia's medical records.

2. What request does Peeperkorn make that Hans refuses?
(a) To go on an excursion.
(b) To kiss Clavdia on the brow.
(c) To become friends.
(d) To escape from the Berghof.

3. Where do Hans and Joachim meet Dr. Behrens later in October?
(a) Hans' balcony.
(b) On an outside path.
(c) Davos.
(d) The dining hall.

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

5. What do Hans and Clavdia exchange as tokens?
(a) A vow.
(b) Their x-ray plates.
(c) A kiss.
(d) Letters.

6. When does Settembrini reproach Hans for having symbolically said goodbye to him on Walpurgis Night?
(a) Christmas.
(b) New Years Day.
(c) New Years Eve.
(d) Easter.

7. Who does Settembrini introduce Hans and Joachim to in Chapter 6?
(a) Dr. Krokowski.
(b) Leo Naphta.
(c) Dr. Behrens.
(d) Clavdia Chauchat.

8. Who does Settembrini compare Clavdia to in Chapter 5?
(a) Artemis.
(b) Lilith.
(c) Eve.
(d) Aphrodite.

9. Where does Peeperkorn host an excursion to in May?
(a) Africa.
(b) Davos.
(c) Fluela Valley.
(d) America.

10. Who does Naphta mock as a champion of progressive idealism and utopian notions?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Wordsworth.
(c) Virgil.
(d) Rousseau.

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

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

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

14. Who questions Hans about Hans' relationship with Clavdia?
(a) Peeperkorn.
(b) Dr. Behrens.
(c) Clavdia.
(d) Settembrini.

15. As winter arrives, what does Hans believe is the reason for his increasing temperature?
(a) His love for Clavdia.
(b) His new studies.
(c) His anger at Joachim.
(d) His arguments with Settembrini.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who praises scientific knowledge and truth?

2. Who is a Freemason?

3. What begins a heated argument between Settembrini and Naphta at a tavern?

4. Who claims that classicism furthers the human enterprise?

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

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