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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. When did Gurdjieff meet Bogachevsky?
(a) when Bogachevsky was ill
(b) when Gurdjieff traveled to Russia
(c) when Bogachevsky was old and intending to retire
(d) when Bogachevsky was young and about to become a priest

2. What treasure did Gurdjieff secretly get from the Armenian priest?
(a) a copy of an ancient Armenian parchment
(b) an ancient parchment with esoteric secrets
(c) a copy he makes from an ancient map of "pre-sand Egypt"
(d) an ancient map of Armenian treasure caves

3. Where did Captain Pogossian spend his childhood?
(a) in Russia, on the Black Sea
(b) in Transcaucasia, in the town of Kars
(c) in Turkey, in Ephesus
(d) in Greece, on the island of Patmos

4. What phenomenon do Bogachevsky and his friends experiment with?
(a) "table turning"--laying hands on a table and asking it questions
(b) summoning spirits from the dead using a medium
(c) disappearing rabbits
(d) divining people's names by holding their hands

5. What was Gurdjieff's father forced to become because of life's circumstances?
(a) a professional carpenter
(b) a farmer
(c) a fisherman
(d) a store keeper

Short Answer Questions

1. What tendency of his father's nature was defined by Gurdieff as virtuous?

2. According to Father Borsh what two things should a priest be able to do for the members of his flock?

3. Who are the Yezidis?

4. What would Gurdjieff's father do on evenings before Sundays and holidays?

5. What is the other name Bogachevsky goes by?

(see the answer key)

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