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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. Why is Joachim forced to return to the Berghof?
(a) Uncontrollable vomiting.
(b) He chooses to return to the Berghof.
(c) He is not allowed to return to the Berghof.
(d) His persistent rise in temperature.

2. What do the patients having affairs use to visit one another?
(a) The woods surrounding the Berghof.
(b) Closets near the dining hall.
(c) Letters.
(d) Space extending beyond connecting balconies.

3. What does Naphta say is the instrument of the Kingdom of God?
(a) The proletariat.
(b) Heaven.
(c) Hell.
(d) Mankind.

4. What does Settembrini explain that his companion used to teach at a nearby prep school?
(a) Classical languages.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) English literature.
(d) Psychology.

5. Who does Naphta mock as a champion of progressive idealism and utopian notions?
(a) Rousseau.
(b) Virgil.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) Wordsworth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who claims that his love for Clavdia is a burning torment?

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

3. Where do Hans and Joachim meet Dr. Behrens later in October?

4. What do Hans and Clavdia exchange as tokens?

5. What does Naphta claim has only resulted in the dehumanizing rule of money?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role does the "military life" play in the conversation between Hans, Joachim, Settembrini and Naphta in Chapter 6?

2. How does Hans insult Settembrini on Walpurgis Night?

3. What does Settembrini tell Hans that he plans to do in Chapter 6, and why?

4. What happens at the Berghof as spring approaches?

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

6. Why is Hans summoned the day after an excursion to a famous waterfall in the nearby Fluela Valley?

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

8. What do Joachim and Hans discuss on their way back to the Berghof after leaving Settembrini and Naphta?

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

10. Describe Naphta's apartment.

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