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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 finally happened to Yelov?
(a) He became a language professor at Moscow University.
(b) He died a pauper in Moscow.
(c) He settled comfortably in a city in North America.
(d) He and his wife and children moved to Greece.

2. 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 came to Gurdjieff's aid during a fight.
(d) Yelov was living in the same inn that Gurdjieff lived in

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Father Borsh what two things should a priest be able to do for the members of his flock?

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

3. What did Krestovsky teach Gurdjieff?

4. What did Gurdjieff dream of specializing in?

5. How and where did Karpenko meet an untimely death?

(see the answer key)

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