View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Joachim say is not taken seriously at the Berghof?
(a) Hard work.
(b) Love and relationships.
(c) Anything.
(d) Illness and death.

2. Who says that work does not agree with him?
(a) Behrens.
(b) Joachim.
(c) Hans.
(d) Settembrini.

3. Who visits Hans in Chapter 5 as Hans daydreams about Clavdia?
(a) Dr. Behrens.
(b) Joachim.
(c) Clavdia.
(d) Settembrini.

4. What causes Hans to hallucinate in Chapter 4?
(a) Hunger.
(b) Lack of sleep.
(c) Drug use.
(d) Blood loss.

5. Where does Hans go on Monday in Chapter 4?
(a) The dining hall.
(b) Home.
(c) A long hike in the mountains.
(d) Davos.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Catholic patient scream?

2. What happens when Hans stops by a brook?

3. Who whistles at Hans on the mountain path?

4. Who does Settembrini compare to Odysseus?

5. Who slams the door behind Hans' back?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dr. Krokowski do at the end of his lecture in Chapter 4, and what does it remind Hans of?

2. Who is Pribislav Hippe, and how does Hans feel about him?

3. Who does Hans meet during his first few weeks at the Berghof?

4. Describe Hans' grandfather, Hans Lorenz Castorp.

5. How does Hans tell Joachim that he feels about death in Chapter 4?

6. What does a female patient do in Chapter 3 that annoys Hans?

7. What is Dr. Krokowski's lecture about in Chapter 4?

8. Who is Joachim Ziemssen, what does he look like, and what does he explain to Hans?

9. What does Joachim explain to Hans about the woman called Tous-les-deux at their first breakfast in Chapter 3?

10. What happens as Hans settles into his room at the Berghof?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 734 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample