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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 was Gurdjieff's youngest niece supposed to do for him?
(a) sing to him while he sat under the trees
(b) see that his Arabian coffee did not become cold in the cup
(c) fan him with a palm fan while he was working in the heat.
(d) bring him cold drinks

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

3. What was Abram Yelov's background?
(a) He was a former student of theology.
(b) He had left the military in disgrace.
(c) He was of the Aisor people who had a bad reputation
(d) He had been a sailor on a Turkish ship.

4. What did Yelov have a great talent for?
(a) doing magic tricks
(b) writing poetry
(c) learning languages
(d) making speeches

5. Why did the subject of spiritualism make a strong impression on Gurdjieff?
(a) because he wanted to take part in a seance
(b) because he wanted to believe in immortality
(c) because his dead sister appeared to him in a dream
(d) because of the recent death of his favorite sister

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Captain Pogossian spend his childhood?

2. How did Gurdjieff's father lose his fortune as the richest cattle owner in Armenia?

3. Where was Sarkis Pogossian born and of what race was he?

4. What did Pogossian do after graduating from the seminary?

5. How did Gurdjieff 's father react when misfortunes befell him?

(see the answer key)

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