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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Imastun brethren study?
(a) ancient legends
(b) the bible
(c) astrology
(d) tablets from the Dead Sea

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

3. What would Gurdjieff's father do on evenings before Sundays and holidays?
(a) lay out his clothes for Sunday
(b) go to bed late
(c) tell stories to his children
(d) write letters to his friends

4. How did Gurdjieff and Pogossian secure passage on a ship to Egypt?
(a) The bribed a ship's captain to take them to Egypt.
(b) They got jobs as crew members on an Egyptian ship.
(c) They came to the aid of some English sailors in a fight.
(d) They sneaked on board a ship destined for Alexandria

5. What was awakened in Gurdjieff while listening to Bogachevsky and his friends' discussions around the samovar?
(a) an interest in becoming a member of the Essene Brotherhood
(b) a feeling of inferiority when he compared himself with them
(c) an interest in mathematics
(d) an interest in abstract questions and spiritualism

Short Answer Questions

1. In what town did the first of the ashokh contests which Gurdjieff witnessed take place?

2. What was Ani?

3. When was the Essene Brotherhood established?

4. What phenomenon do Bogachevsky and his friends experiment with?

5. How does Gurdjieff sum up the literature of his times?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Gurdjieff's criticism of contemporary journalism?

2. Why did Gurdjieff and Pogossian become good friends?

3. How did Gurdjieff happen to see the famous ashokhs of those days?

4. What did Father Borsh do sometimes for a rest?

5. When and where did Gurdjieff meet Pogossian?

6. On their expedition to find the Sarmoung Brotherhood what other precious treasure does Gurdjieff find?

7. What experiment did Bogachevsky and his friends make to prove the validity of spiritualism?

8. Why do Gurdjieff and Pogossian travel to Alexandropol?

9. Describe an ashokh.

10. What was the relationship between Gurdjieff's father and Dean Borsh?

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