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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. When did Gurdjieff meet Pogossian and become friends with him?
(a) in Kars during his childhood
(b) in Baku on a trip
(c) in Paldevan during his vacation
(d) when Pogossian was finishing his seminary studies

2. How old was the girl whom Gurdjieff and Karpenko fell in love with?
(a) 19
(b) 16
(c) 20
(d) 13

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

4. Where does Gurdjieff open the first branch of the Institute for the Harmonious Development of Man?
(a) Frankfurt
(b) New York City
(c) Paris
(d) Moscow

5. Besides having an accident with a firearm, what other prediction of the fortuneteller came true about Gurdjieff?
(a) A large sore, a carbuncle, appeared on Gurdjieff's side
(b) Gurdjieff came down with pneumonia.
(c) Gurdjieff fell ill with a high fever
(d) A severe rash broke out all over Gurdjieff's body

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion do Gurdjieff and Skridlov want to find out about?

2. Where does Gurdjieff meet Professor Skridlov for the second time and what do they do?

3. What unique journey do the Seekers of the Truth make at the end of Chapter 7?

4. What had Gurdjieff's family first intended him to be?

5. What intervenes in Gurdjieff's life to delay his opening of an Institute?

(see the answer key)

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