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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 do Hans and Joachim promise before leaving Settembrini and Naphta?
(a) To visit again.
(b) To be careful on their return to the Berghof.
(c) To carry a message to Clavdia.
(d) To never mention seeing them.

2. What request does Peeperkorn make that Hans refuses?
(a) To go on an excursion.
(b) To kiss Clavdia on the brow.
(c) To become friends.
(d) To escape from the Berghof.

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

4. What does Hans ask Clavdia for when he finally approaches her in Chapter 5?
(a) A piece of paper.
(b) A kiss.
(c) A pencil.
(d) A blindfold.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Hans ask to explain the biochemical processes behind sweating and blushing?

2. What image does Hans fall asleep to while sitting on his balcony?

3. When does Settembrini appear in Chapter 6?

4. As Walpurgis Night approaches, who reproaches Hans for playing fast and loose with time in his conversation?

5. Where does Peeperkorn host an excursion to in May?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the Berghof as spring approaches?

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

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

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

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

6. What role does the concept of time play at the beginning of Chapter 7?

7. How does Hans insult Settembrini on Walpurgis Night?

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

9. How do Joachim's letters to Hans change, and what eventually occurs?

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

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