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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, Piotr Karpenko.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are Soloviev's early vices?
(a) gluttony and cruelty to animals
(b) lying and cheating in school
(c) drinking and stealing from his mother
(d) street fighting and gambling

2. Which two animals did Gurdjieff feel a man should embody?
(a) the wolf and the sheep
(b) the lamb and the lion
(c) the wolf and the kid
(d) the serpent and the dove

3. What diploma did Karpenko obtain in Russia before becoming a member of the Seekers of Truth?
(a) a diploma as a mining engineer
(b) a diploma in foreign languages
(c) a diploma in psychology
(d) a diploma in mathematics

4. How did the Aisors make money?
(a) They were book sellers.
(b) They were farmers.
(c) They were mostly shepherds.
(d) They sold ancient Christian relics.

5. Why was Tiflis a good city for Gurdjieff 's purposes?
(a) There were many ruins around the city for him to explore.
(b) He was able to obtain any rare book in any language.
(c) There were psychics there who understood phenomena.
(d) Many seances were held by mediums in the city.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state did Gurdjieff experience, according to Mullah Nassr Eddin's words, after many sleepless nights?

2. How many books had Gurdjieff first planned to write ?

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

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

5. Why does Prince Lubovedsky turn to spiritualism?

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