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

2. Who, in Gurdjieff's opinion, invents the grammar of languages?
(a) learned, well-educated grammarians
(b) university professors
(c) linguists
(d) people who are on a lower level than ordinary simple people

3. What was the title of the introduction Gurdjieff had originally planned for the thirtieth book?
(a) " The Meaning of Life as I Discovered It"
(b) " A New World Devoid of Illusions"
(c) "Why I Became a Writer"
(d) "Why I Am Against Contemporary Literature"

4. According to Gurdjieff, contemporary literature falls into which three categories?
(a) the scientific field, narratives (novels) and descriptions
(b) science books, magazines and newspapers
(c) non-fiction, newspapers and travel books
(d) non-fiction, poetry and journalism

5. What state did Gurdjieff experience, according to Mullah Nassr Eddin's words, after many sleepless nights?
(a) "to feel oneself tired to the bone"
(b) "to feel oneself run over by a herd of camels"
(c) "to feel oneself plunged in galoshes to the eyebrows"
(d) "to feel like death warmed over"

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gurdjieff propose to do in his second book, "Meetings with Remarkable Men"?

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

3. How did Gurdjieff's father lose his fortune as the richest cattle owner in Armenia?

4. What is it impossible to do even if one is an excellent linguist?

5. Where did Gurdjieff witness his third ashokh contest?

(see the answer key)

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