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

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

3. What tendency of his father's nature was defined by Gurdieff as virtuous?
(a) His father never told a lie
(b) His father was extremely reliable in his business dealings
(c) his father didn't take advantage of people's naivete or bad luck
(d) His father was loyal to his family and friends

4. Gurdjieff changed his custom of drinking armagnac from liqueur glasses to drinking from what kind of glass?
(a) champagne glasses
(b) shot glasses
(c) tumblers
(d) wine glasses

5. What was one of Yelov's peculiar habits?
(a) reciting ancient Greek poems to everyone he met
(b) humming constantly
(c) twitching his ears
(d) hitching up his trousers

Short Answer Questions

1. What would Gurdjieff's father do on evenings before Sundays and holidays?

2. What did Pogossian's parents do for a living?

3. How did Gurdjieff meet Abram Yelov?

4. Whom does Gurdjieff meet in a billiard hall in New Bukara and what transpires?

5. With whom is Gurdjieff reunited at the monastery and what do they do together?

(see the answer key)

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