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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, My Father.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In which towns did Gurdjieff's family live during his childhood?
(a) Baku and Van
(b) Kabul and Baku
(c) Alexandropol and Kars
(d) Karabakh and Alexandropol

3. What did Gurdjieff propose to do in his second book, "Meetings with Remarkable Men"?
(a) build up his ego, describing all his accomplishments
(b) write a sort of travel log of his travels through exotic lands
(c) create a consciousness devoid of illusions in people like himself
(d) write an entertaining book, enjoyable to everyone

4. What legend did Gurdjieff's father and Dean Borsh discuss all night while Gurdjieff and his uncle listened to them?
(a) the legend of the "Flood before the Flood"
(b) the legend of " The Lost City of Babul"
(c) the legend of "the Secret of the Gobi Desert"
(d) the legend of "the Creation of the World"

5. What, in Gurdjieff's opinion, has harmed contemporary literature?
(a) not enough good writers
(b) the grammars of all languages
(c) writers seeking fame rather than quality
(d) readers who are easily taken in by inferior, sensational writing

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Gurdjieff's youngest niece supposed to do for him?

2. Where did Gurdjieff witness his third ashokh contest?

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

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

5. Who, in Gurdjieff's opinion, invents the grammar of languages?

(see the answer key)

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