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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Bogachevsy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Father Borsh's view about a youth before he attained adulthood?
(a) He was a non-entity.
(b) He wasn't responsible for any of his acts
(c) He was responsible for his acts.
(d) He should be severely punished for wrong doing

2. Which two animals did Gurdjieff feel a man should embody?
(a) the lamb and the lion
(b) the wolf and the kid
(c) the wolf and the sheep
(d) the serpent and the dove

3. How does Gurdjieff sum up the literature of his times?
(a) "it's trendy"
(b) "it has no soul"
(c) "it's based on sensationalism"
(d) "it's quite varied"

4. Gurdjieff intended to write his book in accordance with what counsel for living employed by Mullah Nassr Eddin?
(a) "strive to work hard, be modest and help others"
(b) "strive to attain knowledge and use it in one's life"
(c) "strive to be honest and virtuous in all that you do"
(d) "strive to attain what is useful for others and pleasant for oneself"

5. How did Gurdjieff's father lose his fortune as the richest cattle owner in Armenia?
(a) He lost his cattle gambling
(b) He was a bad breeder and couldn't care for his cattle
(c) a widespread cattle plague
(d) A rival cattle owner stole most of his cattle

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the title of the first book in Gurdjieff's series?

2. In what town did the first of the ashokh contests which Gurdjieff witnessed take place?

3. Where did Gurdjieff''s father come from?

4. What had Gurdjieff's family first intended him to be?

5. Who was the fortuneteller whom Gurdjieff's aunt consulted?

(see the answer key)

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