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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Between what ages did Father Borsh feel a male was fully developed?
(a) between the ages of twenty and twenty-three
(b) between the ages of eighteen and twenty
(c) between the ages of nineteen and twenty-one
(d) between the ages of nineteen and twenty-two

3. What did the Yezidis believe?
(a) they cannot leave a circle that is drawn around them
(b) they are suseptible to many diseases
(c) they are the chosen-ones and have special powers
(d) they will some day take over the world

4. What was the title of the first book in Gurdjieff's series?
(a) " My Father's Tales to Me"
(b) "Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson"
(c) " My Travels throughout Turkey, Egypt and the Far East"
(d) "Ancient Wisdom of the East"

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the stories Gurdjieff's father told him influence him in his later life?

2. What did Father Borsh think that the gratification of lust before adulthood would do to a youth?

3. In which towns did Gurdjieff's family live during his childhood?

4. How did Gurdjieff view his father?

5. What was Gurdjieff's father forced to become because of life's circumstances?

(see the answer key)

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