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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What begins a heated argument between Settembrini and Naphta at a tavern?
(a) Joachim's desire to return to a soldier's life
(b) There is no argument.
(c) Caring for Hans.
(d) An innocent joke about Virgil.

2. What does Hans ask Clavdia for when he finally approaches her in Chapter 5?
(a) A piece of paper.
(b) A blindfold.
(c) A pencil.
(d) A kiss.

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Naphta say is the instrument of the Kingdom of God?
(a) Hell.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Mankind.
(d) The proletariat.

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

10. What does Peeperkorn propose to Hans in Chapter 7 shortly after Clavdia introduces them?
(a) That Hans leave Clavdia alone.
(b) Drinks and games.
(c) A trip to Fluela Valley.
(d) Clavdia's death.

11. What does Joachim think Hans has picked up while lying on his balcony?
(a) Too many grand ideas.
(b) An infection in his lungs.
(c) Clavdia as a partner.
(d) A new blanket.

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

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

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

15. Who does Hans begin being analyzed by in Chapter 6?
(a) Dr. Behrens.
(b) Settembrini.
(c) Joachim.
(d) Dr. Krokowski.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who praises scientific knowledge and truth?

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

3. What does Settembrini reveal that he belongs to?

4. When Settembrini greets Hans after weeks of silence, what does he ask if Hans liked?

5. Why is Joachim forced to return to the Berghof?

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