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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. 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. Who does Settembrini say is justifying a totalitarian state?
(a) Joachim.
(b) Settembrini.
(c) Naphta.
(d) Hans.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Settembrini compare Clavdia to in Chapter 5?

2. How do Hans and Joachim feel when debate between Settembrini and Naphta grows heated?

3. What does Joachim think Hans has picked up while lying on his balcony?

4. As winter arrives, what does Hans believe is the reason for his increasing temperature?

5. What does Hans ask Clavdia for when he finally approaches her in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Hans and Joachim join Settembrini in his apartment, what does Settembrini say about Naphta?

3. Describe Peeperkorn's group outings and Settembrini's opinion of Hans' relationship with Peeperkorn.

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

5. What happens at the Berghof as spring approaches?

6. Describe Naphta's apartment.

7. What do Settembrini and Naphta argue about in Naphta's apartment, and what does each man say?

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

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

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

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