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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) bring him cold drinks
(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) sing to him while he sat under the trees

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

3. With whom did Gurdjieff's father carry on long conversations about philosophy and theology?
(a) with his brother, Gurdjieff's beloved uncle
(b) with his close friend, Ivan Ivanovich
(c) with Gurdjieff himself
(d) with Gurdjieff's first tutor, Dean Borsh

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

5. What does Gurdjieff do in Rome?
(a) He shines shoes
(b) He sells figurines
(c) He is a waiter at an inn.
(d) He is a fisherman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Kouzmin?

2. What language did the bards sing when they competed in contests?

3. Where do Gurdjieff and Ekim Bey first meet?

4. What was Ekim Bey interested in?

5. What is Vitvitskaia's story?

(see the answer key)

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