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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. 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"

2. In which towns did Gurdjieff's family live during his childhood?
(a) Alexandropol and Kars
(b) Baku and Van
(c) Karabakh and Alexandropol
(d) Kabul and Baku

3. Where did Gurdjieff''s father come from?
(a) from an Egyptian family who moved to Alexandropol
(b) from a Greek family who had fled from the Turks in Byzantium
(c) from a Persian family living in Armenia
(d) from a Russian family who fled from Russia during hard times

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

5. What did Gurdjieff dream of specializing in?
(a) He dreamed of the spiritual specialization of the priesthood.
(b) He dreamed of medical specialization.
(c) He dreamed of technical specialization.
(d) He dreamed of becoming a writer.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How did Gurdjieff 's father react when misfortunes befell him?

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

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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