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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, My First Tutor.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Gurdjieff 's father react when misfortunes befell him?
(a) He had an inner calm and detachment
(b) He sought comfort from his friends and family
(c) He cursed God and his fate
(d) He wept and wailed

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

4. What position did Gurdjieff's first tutor hold?
(a) He was a priest in Gurdjieff's church
(b) He was the dean of a university
(c) He was bishop of the Kars Cathedral
(d) He was dean of the Kars Military Cathedral

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the second contest that Gurdjieff witnessed take place?

2. What did the Imastun brethren study?

3. How old was Dean Borsh when he first taught Gurdjieff and visited his father to discuss religious and historical subjects?

4. In what town did the first of the ashokh contests which Gurdjieff witnessed take place?

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

(see the answer key)

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