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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one of Yelov's peculiar habits?

2. Where does Gurdjieff sell paper flowers and what else does he sell there?

3. What does Gurdjieff agree to do for Prince Lubovedsky?

4. What was Ekim Bey interested in?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Ekim Bey's father indebted to Gurdjieff?

2. Why does Prince Lubovedsky turn to spiritualism?

3. What does Gurdjieff remember about Yelov?

4. How does Karpenko die?

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

6. What is the bond between Gurdjieff and Yelov?

7. What degree does Karpenko with?

8. Where does Gurdjieff meet Professor Skridlov and under what circumstances?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1) Who is Pogossian? How and where does Gurdjieff meet him? What do they have in common?

2) What does Pogossian choose to do instead of entering the priesthood?

3) What do Gurdjieff and Pogossian find among the ancient Armenian ruins near Alexandropol?

4) Choose one of these three topics to write on.

Essay Topic 2

1) What was the former island of Haninn which Gurdjieff's father spoke of? Tell something about it.

2) What was the former Imastun Brotherhood? Describe them and what they did.

3) What were the four commandments Gurdjieff's father considered indispensable to a person from childhood to the age of maturity?

4) Choose one of the three topics to write about.

Essay Topic 3

1) Describe Gurdjieff's theories about translation of languages.

2) Why does Gurdjieff think grammars have harmed contemporary literature?

3) What are some of Gurdjieff's theories about translation of languages and thinking in one language while attempting to speak another?

4) Choose one of the three topics to write about.

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