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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Gurdjieff meet Karpenko?
(a) on his trip to Egypt
(b) in Alexandropol
(c) in Russia when he was middle-aged
(d) during his childhood in Kars

2. Where does Gurdjieff sell paper flowers and what else does he sell there?
(a) In Rome where he also sells shoes.
(b) In New Bukara where he also sells dyed sparrows.
(c) In Kars where he also sells cardboard guns.
(d) In Alexandropol where he also sells pencil boxes.

3. How did Gurdjieff meet Abram Yelov?
(a) Yelov was the friend of a friend.
(b) Yelov came to Gurdjieff's aid during a fight.
(c) Yelov traded books and Gurdjieff bought books from him
(d) Yelov was living in the same inn that Gurdjieff lived in

4. With whom is Gurdjieff reunited at the monastery and what do they do together?
(a) with Ekim Bey and they collaborate on a book.
(b) with Pogossian and they visit the waterfall daily
(c) with Vitvitskaia and they fall in love.
(d) with Prince Lubovesky and they watch a sacred dance

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

6. What religion do Gurdjieff and Skridlov want to find out about?
(a) Protestantism
(b) Catholicism
(c) Islam
(d) Hinduism

7. What happened to Ekim Bey in Suram?
(a) He became friends witih Gurdjieff and all his friends
(b) He caught pneumonia and nearly died.
(c) He found an ancient Armenian manuscript.
(d) He lost a lot of money gambling

8. What did the dervish disapprove of that Gurdjieff did?
(a) He disapproved Gurdjieff's practice of Hatha Yoga
(b) He disapproved of Gurdjieff's clothing
(c) He disapproved of Gurdjieff's way of speaking
(d) He disapproved of Gurdjieff's deceitfulness

9. What is one of the conclusions Gurdjieff came to which he shares with the reader at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) no one in Europe knows or has any idea about Asia
(b) Europians are superior to Asians
(c) he liked living in Kars the best
(d) none of his many friends have the answers to his questions

10. When did Gurdjieff meet Abram Yelov?
(a) When he was suffering from a high fever and pneumonia
(b) When he given up his search for ancient truths
(c) When he was visiting his family
(d) When he had buried himelf in reading ancient liturature in Tiflis.

11. Skidlov and Gurdjieff seek the source of what river together?
(a) the Nile
(b) the Euphrates
(c) the Tiber
(d) the Volga

12. Why did the expedition travel towards Bagdad instead of going as previously planned to the Persian Gulf?
(a) Karpenko and Prince Nijeradze had fallen ill
(b) They had run out of food.
(c) They had heard about a wise old priest with a secret to share
(d) They decided the origiinal journey was too dangerous.

13. Gurjieff didn't see Karpenko after the incident with the girl but when would he hear from him?
(a) He'd receive letters every summer.
(b) He'd receive Christmas presents from him.
(c) He'd hear from him at Easter
(d) He'd receive letters on birthdays and on his Saint's days

14. How did the Aisors make money?
(a) They were farmers.
(b) They were mostly shepherds.
(c) They were book sellers.
(d) They sold ancient Christian relics.

15. Where does Prince Lubovedsky's search take him first?
(a) to the Gobi desert
(b) to Egypt
(c) to Alexandropol
(d) to Kars

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Gurdjieff stay in Ekim Bey's house?

2. Upon Yelov's suggestion what scheme did Gurdjieff devise for making a lot of money?

3. What did Gurdjieff and Karpenko decide to do in order to settle their dispute over the girl?

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

5. What did Gurdjieff and Ekim Bey do first when they ran out of money?

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