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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 was Yelov considered by his family?
(a) as the baby of the family
(b) as the favorite son
(c) as the black sheep
(d) as the best-educated in the family

2. Why did people think Dean Borsh was peculiar?
(a) His views were odd and though rich, he lived in one room.
(b) He was afraid of cats.
(c) He spoke in riddles.
(d) He wore outlandish clothes.

3. What did Dean Borsh teach Gurdjieff?
(a) mathematics and other subjects
(b) Scripture and other subjects
(c) geography and other subjects
(d) history and other subjects

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

5. Upon Yelov's suggestion what scheme did Gurdjieff devise for making a lot of money?
(a) He learned secret recipes and sold them to restaurants
(b) He performed magic tricks
(c) He slyly learned from an Italian how to make plaster casts
(d) He sold old maps for high prices, saying they were rare

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Tiflis a good city for Gurdjieff 's purposes?

2. Who wound up with the girl, Gurdjieff or Karpenko?

3. How did Yelov view his mother?

4. How did Gurdjieff and Karpenko meet the girl they both fell in love with?

5. Gurjieff didn't see Karpenko after the incident with the girl but when would he hear from him?

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