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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Settembrini, how were sickness and infirmity regarded during medieval times?
(a) They did not view it as anything.
(b) As bad luck.
(c) As angering God.
(d) As passports to heaven.

2. What does Hans do for days and weeks after hearing the sounds from the room next door?
(a) Avoid his neighbor.
(b) Consider leaving the Berghof.
(c) There are no sounds.
(d) Blush.

3. What is kept very discreet at the Berghof?
(a) Childbirth.
(b) Death.
(c) Drug abuse.
(d) Marriage.

4. What does Dr. Krokowski's gesture at the end of his lecture remind Hans of?
(a) Joachim.
(b) Death.
(c) Love.
(d) Christ.

5. What is Hans doing by his third day at the Berghof?
(a) Studying astronomy.
(b) Becoming accustomed to the routine.
(c) Falling in love with Clavdia.
(d) Wanting to leave the Berghof.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time period does Hans hallucinate about?

2. What does Hans sing at the top of his voice in Chapter 4?

3. What is the name of Hans' favorite cigar?

4. Who is the executor of Hans' parents' estate?

5. In Chapter 3, what does Hans hear from the room next door?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Barbara Hujus?

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

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

4. What does Hans muse upon while sitting on his balcony, and what does he say about what he muses on?

5. Near the end of Chapter 3, what does Hans say about work?

6. Describe Hans and Settembrini's conversation at the beginning of Chapter 5.

7. How does Joachim say death and illness are treated at the Berghof?

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

9. Describe Hans and Settembrini's encounter at the beginning of Chapter 4.

10. What is Hans' life like in Hamburg?

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