1. Where did Gurdjieff witness his third ashokh contest?
(a) Teheran in Persia
(b) Kabul in the region of Afghanistan
(c) Istanbul in Turkey
(d) Subatan in the region of Kars

2. What was Gurdjieff's youngest niece supposed to do for him?
(a) see that his Arabian coffee did not become cold in the cup
(b) bring him cold drinks
(c) sing to him while he sat under the trees
(d) fan him with a palm fan while he was working in the heat.

3. What is it impossible to do even if one is an excellent linguist?
(a) think in a foreign language while speaking one's native tongue
(b) dream in a foreign language
(c) speak more than five languages fluently
(d) speak like a native in a foreign language.

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 Creation of the World"
(d) the legend of "the Secret of the Gobi Desert"

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

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

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

4. How many books had Gurdjieff first planned to write ?

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

(see the answer key)

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