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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. What diploma did Karpenko obtain in Russia before becoming a member of the Seekers of Truth?
(a) a diploma in mathematics
(b) a diploma in psychology
(c) a diploma as a mining engineer
(d) a diploma in foreign languages

2. What was one of Yelov's peculiar habits?
(a) hitching up his trousers
(b) reciting ancient Greek poems to everyone he met
(c) twitching his ears
(d) humming constantly

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

4. When did Gurdjieff meet Abram Yelov?
(a) When he given up his search for ancient truths
(b) When he was suffering from a high fever and pneumonia
(c) When he was visiting his family
(d) When he had buried himelf in reading ancient liturature in Tiflis.

5. Why was Tiflis a good city for Gurdjieff 's purposes?
(a) Many seances were held by mediums in the city.
(b) He was able to obtain any rare book in any language.
(c) There were many ruins around the city for him to explore.
(d) There were psychics there who understood phenomena.

Short Answer Questions

1. Between what ages did Father Borsh feel a male was fully developed?

2. What were Yelov and Pogossian forever doing to each other?

3. What was Gurdjieff doing when he first met Karpenko?

4. What did Yelov have a great talent for?

5. What did Gurdjieff and Karpenko decide to do in order to settle their dispute over the girl?

(see the answer key)

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