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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the lumber yard that Gurdjieff's father opened a failure?
(a) A disease attacked the forests in the area
(b) People were poor and couldn't afford lumber
(c) Gurdjieff's father had too many enemies and not enough customers
(d) His father had no business experience and was too honest

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

3. Why does Gurdjieff criticize newspaper literary critics?
(a) they can't write well
(b) He is jealoous of them
(c) they earn too much money for the work they do
(d) they fool easily suggestible people and are deceitful

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

5. What language did the bards sing when they competed in contests?
(a) Turkish
(b) Turko-Tartar
(c) Russian
(d) Turko-Russian

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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.

3. What did Gurdjieff dream of specializing in?

4. Why did the subject of spiritualism make a strong impression on Gurdjieff?

5. What was Father Borsh's view about a youth before he attained adulthood?

(see the answer key)

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