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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. How did Yelov view his mother?
(a) He blamed her for his later failures.
(b) He cherished very tender feelings for her.
(c) He was indifferent toward her.
(d) He feared her hot temper.

2. What subjects did Ponomarenko teach Gurdjieff?
(a) geography and history
(b) Russian and geography
(c) philosophy and Turkish
(d) mathematics and history

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) give them Holy Communion and perform marriages etc.
(c) be an example for them of holiness and teach Scripture
(d) care for their souls and cure their physical diseases

4. How did Gurdjieff meet Abram Yelov?
(a) Yelov was the friend of a friend.
(b) Yelov traded books and Gurdjieff bought books from him
(c) Yelov was living in the same inn that Gurdjieff lived in
(d) Yelov came to Gurdjieff's aid during a fight.

5. How did Gurdjieff and Karpenko meet the girl they both fell in love with?
(a) She was the daughter of their tutor.
(b) She sold flowers in the marketplace.
(c) She attended the same school they attended.
(d) She was the sister of one of their friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What position did Gurdjieff's first tutor hold?

2. What was Father Borsh's view about a youth before he attained adulthood?

3. What did Father Borsh think that the gratification of lust before adulthood would do to a youth?

4. What were the Aisors called?

5. What did the Seekers of Truth do at the end of the summer that Gurdjieff spent in Alexandropol?

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