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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who hosts parties and outings to local sites?
(a) Peeperkorn.
(b) Joachim.
(c) Hans.
(d) Behrens.

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

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

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

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

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

7. Who does Clavdia return to the Berghof with?
(a) Hans Castorp.
(b) No one.
(c) Joachim Ziemssen.
(d) Pieter Peeperkorn.

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

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

10. What do the patients having affairs use to visit one another?
(a) Closets near the dining hall.
(b) Letters.
(c) The woods surrounding the Berghof.
(d) Space extending beyond connecting balconies.

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

12. What does Settembrini explain that his companion used to teach at a nearby prep school?
(a) Classical languages.
(b) English literature.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Psychology.

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

14. At the beginning of Chapter 7, who indulges in a long reflection on time?
(a) Hans.
(b) Clavdia.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Joachim.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Settembrini introduce Hans and Joachim to in Chapter 6?

2. What does Peeperkorn use to commit suicide?

3. What is Peeperkorn recovering from when Hans visits him?

4. As Walpurgis Night approaches, who reproaches Hans for playing fast and loose with time in his conversation?

5. What does Settembrini reveal that he belongs to?

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