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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does Clavdia threaten to do when Hans praises her arms?
(a) Kill herself.
(b) Marry Peeperkorn.
(c) Leave.
(d) Cry herself to sleep.

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

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

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 6, what does Hans praise ascetically?
(a) Military life.
(b) Death.
(c) Clavdia Chauchat.
(d) The Berghof.

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

11. What does Settembrini reveal that he belongs to?
(a) The Musical Affiliation.
(b) The International League for the Organization of Progress.
(c) The Freemasons.
(d) The Medical Association of the Berghof.

12. When does Settembrini appear in Chapter 6?
(a) Before Hans arrives.
(b) As Hans is leaving.
(c) Before tea begins.
(d) Never.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Settembrini explain that his companion used to teach at a nearby prep school?

3. What do the patients having affairs use to visit one another?

4. Where does Clavdia say that morality is to be found?

5. What does Hans use to argue against Settembrini?

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