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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 did Father Borsh look like?
(a) He was tall and big-boned with an intelligent face
(b) He was tall and thin, with a fine-looking face
(c) He was short and fat and wore glasses
(d) He was large and robust with a ruddy complexion

2. 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

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

4. What would Gurdjieff's father do on evenings before Sundays and holidays?
(a) lay out his clothes for Sunday
(b) go to bed late
(c) write letters to his friends
(d) tell stories to his children

5. What has the literature of contemporary civilization to give according to Gurdjieff?
(a) the development of "word prostitution"
(b) the development of "lies"
(c) the development of "superficiality in everyday life"
(d) the development of "an illusory view of life"

Short Answer Questions

1. What subjects did Ponomarenko teach Gurdjieff?

2. What did Sokolov teach Gurdjieff?

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

4. What had Gurdjieff's family first intended him to be?

5. What did Krestovsky teach Gurdjieff?

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