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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Professor Skridlov.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what town did the first of the ashokh contests which Gurdjieff witnessed take place?
(a) Istanbul in Turkey
(b) Tabul in Turkey
(c) Viestock in Persia
(d) Van in Turkey

2. What did the Seekers of Truth do at the end of the summer that Gurdjieff spent in Alexandropol?
(a) planned a trip to Ani, the ancient Armenian captial with him
(b) planned to join him in his experiments with vibrations
(c) planned to join him on a trip to Egypt
(d) threw Gurdjieff out of the group

3. What did Ekim Bey and Gurdjieff do when they reached Old Tashkent?
(a) They were given room and board with an old dervish.
(b) Bey posed as a fakir and Gurdjieff as a sword swallower.
(c) They sent another wire for money.
(d) They waited at the telegraph office for money to arrive

4. What did Gurdjieff learn from Father Giovanni?
(a) to seek material riches above all else
(b) to give up egoism and seek a higher spiritual meaning in life
(c) to meditate daily
(d) to be celibate

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What phenomenon do Bogachevsky and his friends experiment with?

2. What tendency of his father's nature was defined by Gurdieff as virtuous?

3. Gurdjieff intended to write his book in accordance with what counsel for living employed by Mullah Nassr Eddin?

4. Why did the subject of spiritualism make a strong impression on Gurdjieff?

5. What did Gurdjieff and Yelov have in common?

(see the answer key)

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