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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Peeperkorn tell Hans that he takes for his ailments?
(a) Insulin.
(b) Quinine.
(c) Penicillin.
(d) Tropical medicines.

8. Who does Settembrini say is an intellectual servant of the kingdom of death and lust?
(a) Settembrini.
(b) Hans.
(c) Naphta.
(d) God.

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

10. What image does Hans fall asleep to while sitting on his balcony?
(a) Joachim.
(b) Settembrini.
(c) Dr. Behrens.
(d) Clavdia.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do many patients become aware of in Chapter 5?

2. Who do Settembrini and Naphta argue about first as Joachim and Hans visit Naphta's rooms?

3. Where does Hans "play king" and muse over his recent experiences?

4. What are Hans and Settembrini doing when they fall into an open argument?

5. Who does Hans ask to explain the biochemical processes behind sweating and blushing?

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