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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 were Yelov and Pogossian forever doing to each other?
(a) having continual fist fights
(b) forever exchanging faux insults and barbs in fun
(c) having eating contests
(d) challenging each other's knowledge of literature

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

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

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

5. What did Sokolov teach Gurdjieff?
(a) physics and mathematics
(b) anatomy and physiology
(c) Scripture and history
(d) mathematics and geography

Short Answer Questions

1. What finally happened to Yelov?

2. What caused Yelov to lose his wealth as a book and stationery store owner?

3. What did Father Borsh look like?

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

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

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