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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 old was Dean Borsh when he first taught Gurdjieff and visited his father to discuss religious and historical subjects?
(a) seventy
(b) sixty-eight
(c) seventy-two
(d) seventy-five

2. How did Gurdjieff view his father?
(a) like a very stern patriarch whom he feared
(b) like an older brother who instilled high ideals in him
(c) like a fool whom he had no respect for
(d) like a friend who was somewhat beneath him

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

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

5. With whom did Gurdjieff's father carry on long conversations about philosophy and theology?
(a) with his close friend, Ivan Ivanovich
(b) with Gurdjieff's first tutor, Dean Borsh
(c) with Gurdjieff himself
(d) with his brother, Gurdjieff's beloved uncle

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gurdjieff first meet Dean Borsh?

2. What did the Imastun brethren study?

3. Who was allowed access to Father Borsh's room?

4. What was Gurdjieff's father forced to become because of life's circumstances?

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

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