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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When was the Essene Brotherhood established?
(a) a thousand years before the birth of Christ
(b) twelve hundred years before the birth of Christ
(c) four hundred years before the birth of Christ
(d) during Christ's lifetime

3. What is the other name Bogachevsky goes by?
(a) Brother Peter
(b) Father Essene
(c) Father Evlissi
(d) Abbot of Kars

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

5. What did the Imastun brethren study?
(a) astrology
(b) ancient legends
(c) tablets from the Dead Sea
(d) the bible

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gurdjieff dream of specializing in?

2. What did Father Borsh look like?

3. Why did Gurdjieff go to Alexandropol?

4. Where is the chief monastery of the Essene Brotherhood situated?

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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