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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. Why does Prince Lubovedsky turn to spiritualism?
(a) His whole family is interested in spiritualism.
(b) A fortune teller tells him he should.
(c) He wants to become a medium
(d) his young wife dies in childbirth and he wants to contact her

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

3. What did Gurdjieff and Yelov have in common?
(a) an interest in books and philosophical questions
(b) an interest in becoming wealthy
(c) an interest in women
(d) an interest in medicine

4. What was Abram Yelov's background?
(a) He had been a sailor on a Turkish ship.
(b) He had left the military in disgrace.
(c) He was of the Aisor people who had a bad reputation
(d) He was a former student of theology.

5. What caused Yelov to lose his wealth as a book and stationery store owner?
(a) the Russian Revolution swept his riches away.
(b) A false friend swindled him.
(c) He lost everything through gambling
(d) He became ill and couldn't run his business.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Ekim Bey interested in?

2. Where do Gurdjieff and Ekim Bey first meet?

3. What did Gurdjieff learn from Father Giovanni?

4. Why did Soloviev leave his home town when he was in school?

5. What diploma did Karpenko obtain in Russia before becoming a member of the Seekers of Truth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gurdjieff remember about Yelov?

2. Where is Yelov and what is he doing when Gurdjieff meets him?

3. What does Gurdjieff do in Rome to make money?

4. What do Skridlov and Gurdjieff disguise themselves as and how?

5. When does Gurdjieff meet Skridlov for the second time and what happens?

6. Where and when do Gurdjieff and Karpenko meet?

7. Where does Gurdjieff meet Ekim Bey and under what circumstances?

8. What was the main lesson Skridlov and Gurdjieff learned in the Monastery?

9. How does Karpenko die?

10. What does Vitvitskaia do while she is living with the Prince's sister?

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