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

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

3. How do Hans and Joachim feel when debate between Settembrini and Naphta grows heated?
(a) Angry.
(b) Embarassed.
(c) Happy.
(d) Amused.

4. Why do Settembrini and Naphta resent Peeperkorn?
(a) They do not.
(b) For his ignorance.
(c) For his relationship with Clavdia.
(d) For interfering in their pedagogical rivalry over Hans.

5. Who does Settembrini introduce Hans and Joachim to in Chapter 6?
(a) Clavdia Chauchat.
(b) Dr. Behrens.
(c) Dr. Krokowski.
(d) Leo Naphta.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do many patients become aware of in Chapter 5?

3. Who does Clavdia return to the Berghof with?

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

5. Who is getting worse but leaves the Berghof without authorization anyway because they cannot stand it anymore?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe Joachim's death and the illness leading to it.

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

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

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

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

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