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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, Prince Yuri Lubovedsky.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the lumber yard that Gurdjieff's father opened a failure?
(a) A disease attacked the forests in the area
(b) Gurdjieff's father had too many enemies and not enough customers
(c) His father had no business experience and was too honest
(d) People were poor and couldn't afford lumber

2. What kind of education was Father Borsh in favor of having Gurdjieff pursue?
(a) a medical education
(b) the priesthood
(c) a practical education in woodworking
(d) a military education

3. Besides having an accident with a firearm, what other prediction of the fortuneteller came true about Gurdjieff?
(a) A severe rash broke out all over Gurdjieff's body
(b) Gurdjieff came down with pneumonia.
(c) A large sore, a carbuncle, appeared on Gurdjieff's side
(d) Gurdjieff fell ill with a high fever

4. What was awakened in Gurdjieff while listening to Bogachevsky and his friends' discussions around the samovar?
(a) a feeling of inferiority when he compared himself with them
(b) an interest in mathematics
(c) an interest in becoming a member of the Essene Brotherhood
(d) an interest in abstract questions and spiritualism

5. How did Gurdjieff and Pogossian secure passage on a ship to Egypt?
(a) They came to the aid of some English sailors in a fight.
(b) The bribed a ship's captain to take them to Egypt.
(c) They sneaked on board a ship destined for Alexandria
(d) They got jobs as crew members on an Egyptian ship.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the chief monastery of the Essene Brotherhood situated?

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

3. When did Gurdjieff meet Pogossian and become friends with him?

4. With whom did Gurdjieff's father carry on long conversations about philosophy and theology?

5. What does Gurdjieff do in Rome?

(see the answer key)

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