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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Bogachevsy.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gurdjieff changed his custom of drinking armagnac from liqueur glasses to drinking from what kind of glass?
(a) tumblers
(b) wine glasses
(c) champagne glasses
(d) shot glasses

2. What had Gurdjieff promised himself to do after completing his first series of writing?
(a) go on a vacation to the Black Sea
(b) drink all the bottles of Calvados in the wine cellar of the Prieure
(c) consult with all his learned tutors
(d) visit his relatives and friends and relax

3. 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

4. What did Gurdjieff's aunt warn him about?
(a) not to marry too young
(b) to study hard so that he could earn a good living
(c) to take care not to have an accident with a firearm
(d) to be faithful to his father's teachings

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was awakened in Gurdjieff while listening to Bogachevsky and his friends' discussions around the samovar?

3. Between what ages did Father Borsh feel females were fully developed?

4. Between what ages did Father Borsh feel a male was fully developed?

5. Why does Gurdjieff criticize newspaper literary critics?

(see the answer key)

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