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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 tendency of his father's nature was defined by Gurdieff as virtuous?
(a) His father was loyal to his family and friends
(b) His father was extremely reliable in his business dealings
(c) His father never told a lie
(d) his father didn't take advantage of people's naivete or bad luck

2. Gurdjieff intended to write his book in accordance with what counsel for living employed by Mullah Nassr Eddin?
(a) "strive to be honest and virtuous in all that you do"
(b) "strive to work hard, be modest and help others"
(c) "strive to attain what is useful for others and pleasant for oneself"
(d) "strive to attain knowledge and use it in one's life"

3. What was an ashokh which Gurdjieff's father was?
(a) a musician who played an instrument unique to Turkey
(b) a farmer owning a large herd of either cattle or sheep
(c) a skilled craftsman in many countries of the Transcaucasia
(d) a bard who composed, recited or sang songs, poems, etc.

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

5. Which two animals did Gurdjieff feel a man should embody?
(a) the serpent and the dove
(b) the lamb and the lion
(c) the wolf and the kid
(d) the wolf and the sheep

Short Answer Questions

1. What language did the bards sing when they competed in contests?

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

3. How did the stories Gurdjieff's father told him influence him in his later life?

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

5. What state did Gurdjieff experience, according to Mullah Nassr Eddin's words, after many sleepless nights?

(see the answer key)

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