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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Mr. X or Captain Pogossian.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Gurdjieff sum up the literature of his times?
(a) "it's quite varied"
(b) "it's based on sensationalism"
(c) "it has no soul"
(d) "it's trendy"

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

3. In what town did the first of the ashokh contests which Gurdjieff witnessed take place?
(a) Istanbul in Turkey
(b) Tabul in Turkey
(c) Viestock in Persia
(d) Van in Turkey

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

5. Where did the second contest that Gurdjieff witnessed take place?
(a) Baku in Turkey
(b) Bagdad
(c) Istanbul in Turkey
(d) Karabakh in Azerbaijan

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gurdjieff dream of specializing in?

2. What was Pogossian bitten by?

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

4. What was the title of the first book in Gurdjieff's series?

5. What is the other name Bogachevsky goes by?

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