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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom did Gurdjieff's father carry on long conversations about philosophy and theology?
(a) with his brother, Gurdjieff's beloved uncle
(b) with his close friend, Ivan Ivanovich
(c) with Gurdjieff's first tutor, Dean Borsh
(d) with Gurdjieff himself

2. Where did Gurdjieff''s father come from?
(a) from a Greek family who had fled from the Turks in Byzantium
(b) from a Russian family who fled from Russia during hard times
(c) from an Egyptian family who moved to Alexandropol
(d) from a Persian family living in Armenia

3. What did the Imastun brethren study?
(a) ancient legends
(b) the bible
(c) tablets from the Dead Sea
(d) astrology

4. How did Gurdjieff 's father react when misfortunes befell him?
(a) He cursed God and his fate
(b) He wept and wailed
(c) He sought comfort from his friends and family
(d) He had an inner calm and detachment

5. What phenomenon do Bogachevsky and his friends experiment with?
(a) "table turning"--laying hands on a table and asking it questions
(b) divining people's names by holding their hands
(c) summoning spirits from the dead using a medium
(d) disappearing rabbits

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Sokolov teach Gurdjieff?

3. What did the Yezidis believe?

4. What is the title of the anecdote Gurdjieff uses to show the inferiority of modern life to ancient wisdom showing that modern life and literature are poison to the human race.

5. How did Gurdjieff view his father?

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