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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. What causes the tensions and rivalries amongst Hans' group of friends?
(a) Peeperkorn's anger at Hans.
(b) Hans' friendship with Settembrini.
(c) Hans' relationship with Clavdia.
(d) Clavdia ignoring Hans.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Naphta say is the instrument of the Kingdom of God?

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

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

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

5. Who does Naphta mock as a champion of progressive idealism and utopian notions?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 6, what occurs with Hans' letters home, and what does he write about?

2. Describe Naphta's apartment.

3. What do Hans and Settembrini argue about that causes Hans to accuse Settembrini of offering hypocritical advice?

4. How does Hans react when Clavdia returns to the Berghof in Chapter 7, and why?

5. What do Hans and Peeperkorn say about Clavdia during their conversation in early spring?

6. What happens at the Berghof as spring approaches?

7. What does Hans become aware of in Chapter 5, and what do the other patients learn about Hans?

8. Due to his studies, what does Hans frequently refer to in conversation, and how does Joachim respond?

9. Who is Naphta, what does he look like, and how do Hans and Joachim meet him?

10. As winter arrives, what does Hans study, and why?

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