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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 had Gurdjieff promised himself to do after completing his first series of writing?
(a) consult with all his learned tutors
(b) visit his relatives and friends and relax
(c) drink all the bottles of Calvados in the wine cellar of the Prieure
(d) go on a vacation to the Black Sea

2. What was the title of the first book in Gurdjieff's series?
(a) "Ancient Wisdom of the East"
(b) " My Father's Tales to Me"
(c) "Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson"
(d) " My Travels throughout Turkey, Egypt and the Far East"

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

4. Why was the lumber yard that Gurdjieff's father opened a failure?
(a) People were poor and couldn't afford lumber
(b) His father had no business experience and was too honest
(c) A disease attacked the forests in the area
(d) Gurdjieff's father had too many enemies and not enough customers

5. 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"

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What legend did Gurdjieff's father and Dean Borsh discuss all night while Gurdjieff and his uncle listened to them?

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

4. How did Gurdjieff view his father?

5. 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.

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