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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Settembrini urge Hans to do?
(a) Leave the Berghof.
(b) Ask Clavdia on a date.
(c) Allow Dr. Behrens to examine him.
(d) Take psychoanalytical sessions with Dr. Krokowski.

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

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

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

6. What does Joachim deride about Naphta?
(a) His pathological lying.
(b) Nothing.
(c) His inappropriate comments.
(d) His Jewish appearance.

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

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

9. What does Naphta claim has only resulted in the dehumanizing rule of money?
(a) Settembrini's humanistic concept of freedom.
(b) The Berghof.
(c) Poverty.
(d) The Kingdom of God.

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

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

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

13. What does Settembrini explain about his and Naphta's arguments?
(a) Naphta is always right.
(b) Settembrini is always right.
(c) They often argue in good fellowship.
(d) They are never in earnest.

14. What is Hans surprised to learn about Naphta while he is in Settembrini's garret?
(a) That Naphta is dying.
(b) That Naphta is a Jesuit.
(c) That Naphta has a relationship with Clavdia.
(d) That Naphta is a homosexual.

15. What do Hans and Joachim promise before leaving Settembrini and Naphta?
(a) To never mention seeing them.
(b) To be careful on their return to the Berghof.
(c) To carry a message to Clavdia.
(d) To visit again.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who offers to allow Hans to use informal pronouns with him?

2. In Chapter 6, what does Hans praise ascetically?

3. What does Hans accuse Settembrini of offering?

4. Who does Settembrini compare Clavdia to in Chapter 5?

5. On the evening that Dr. Behrens entertains patients with a musical parlor trick, what does Clavdia ask Hans about?

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