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

2. How did Gurdjieff view his father?
(a) like an older brother who instilled high ideals in him
(b) like a fool whom he had no respect for
(c) like a very stern patriarch whom he feared
(d) like a friend who was somewhat beneath him

3. Where did the second contest that Gurdjieff witnessed take place?
(a) Istanbul in Turkey
(b) Bagdad
(c) Baku in Turkey
(d) Karabakh in Azerbaijan

4. How many books had Gurdjieff first planned to write ?
(a) thirty-six
(b) thirty-one
(c) thirty-four
(d) thirty-two

5. Gurdjieff changed his custom of drinking armagnac from liqueur glasses to drinking from what kind of glass?
(a) tumblers
(b) wine glasses
(c) shot glasses
(d) champagne glasses

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What had Gurdjieff promised himself to do after completing his first series of writing?

4. What has the literature of contemporary civilization to give according to Gurdjieff?

5. What was the title of the first book in Gurdjieff's series?

(see the answer key)

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