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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, The Material Question.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Gurdjieff witness his third ashokh contest?
(a) Istanbul in Turkey
(b) Kabul in the region of Afghanistan
(c) Teheran in Persia
(d) Subatan in the region of Kars

2. What school was Ekim Bey attending when Gurdjieff met him?
(a) a school of higher eduction in Russia
(b) a military school in Germany
(c) a school for whirlling dervishes in Turkey
(d) a cathedral choir school in Kars

3. What town, inaccessible to Europeans, do Skridlov and Gurdjieff want to go to after visiting Bukara?
(a) Mecca
(b) Kabul
(c) Kaftan
(d) Kafiristan

4. How and where did Karpenko meet an untimely death?
(a) on a trip to Egypt he was bitten by an asp
(b) on a trip through the Himalayas he died in an avalanche
(c) on a trip through the Himalayas he was wounded by natives
(d) on a trip across the Gobi desert he was bitten by a camel

5. Who is Philos?
(a) an old dervish Gurdjieff meets in New Bukara
(b) the owner of the inn where Gurdjieff is staying
(c) Gurdjieff's brother
(d) Gurdjieff's faithful dog

Short Answer Questions

1. What treasure did Gurdjieff secretly get from the Armenian priest?

2. What did the Seekers of Truth do at the end of the summer that Gurdjieff spent in Alexandropol?

3. For whom is Gurdjieff working when he first meets Prince Ludbovedsky?

4. When did Gurdjieff first acquire the desire to attain wealth?

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

(see the answer key)

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