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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Chapters 1 and 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the owner of L'Art?
(a) Arnoux.
(b) Dambreuse.
(c) Deslauriers.
(d) Hussonet.

2. What does Sénécal believe the sole purpose of art to be?
(a) To leave a lasting cultural artifact.
(b) To give pleasure to the masses.
(c) To edify the masses.
(d) To please the artist who creates it.

3. How old is Frederic at the beginning of the novel?
(a) 18 years old.
(b) 16 years old.
(c) 40 years old.
(d) 20 years old.

4. What become his principle interests after Deslauriers loses interest in metaphysics?
(a) Economics and the French Revolution.
(b) Aesthetics and Ancient Greece.
(c) Psychoanalysis and the Bolshevik Revolution.
(d) Reconstruction and the American Revolution.

5. Upon seeing Jacques Arnoux at the theatre accompanied by two other ladies, what does Frederic speculate could have happened to Marie Arnoux?
(a) She is sick.
(b) She divorced Jacques Arnoux.
(c) She is dead.
(d) She is out of town.

Short Answer Questions

1. Frederic is worried about his appearance as he goes to visit Dambreuse until he remembers which fact about him?

2. What piece of evidence does Marie Arnoux produce during their argument to prove her husband's infidelity?

3. Where does Deslauriers see Marie Arnoux for the first time?

4. In Chapter 4, which character sends a letter to Frederic telling him of plans to visit him in Paris?

5. Where does Hussonet tell Frederic that Arnoux is going in Chapter 5?

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