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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Piotr Karpenko.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wound up with the girl, Gurdjieff or Karpenko?
(a) Another one of their friends who was a neighbor of hers
(b) Karpenko because he brought her sweets and flowers
(c) Gurdjieff because he played the guitar
(d) neither, they both lost interest in her

2. What did Gurdjieff and Yelov have in common?
(a) an interest in women
(b) an interest in books and philosophical questions
(c) an interest in becoming wealthy
(d) an interest in medicine

3. According to Father Borsh what two things should a priest be able to do for the members of his flock?
(a) teach them Scripture and pray for them
(b) care for their souls and cure their physical diseases
(c) give them Holy Communion and perform marriages etc.
(d) be an example for them of holiness and teach Scripture

4. What position did Gurdjieff's first tutor hold?
(a) He was a priest in Gurdjieff's church
(b) He was the dean of a university
(c) He was dean of the Kars Military Cathedral
(d) He was bishop of the Kars Cathedral

5. What was Gurdjieff doing when he first met Karpenko?
(a) He was a craftsman in Alexandropol
(b) He was shining shoes in Rome.
(c) He was a tour guide in Egypt.
(d) He was a choir boy at the fortress cathedral.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Aisors make money?

2. How did Gurdjieff meet Abram Yelov?

3. How old was the girl whom Gurdjieff and Karpenko fell in love with?

4. What was Gurdjieff doing in Alexandropol when Karpenko stopped off to see him?

5. What diploma did Karpenko obtain in Russia before becoming a member of the Seekers of Truth?

(see the answer key)

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