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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Grothendieck’s father?
(a) Schapiro.
(b) Grothendieck.
(c) Ramirez.
(d) Cousteau.

2. How old is the protagonist upon admission to Stella Maris?
(a) 25.
(b) 20.
(c) 30.
(d) 35.

3. How many bathtubs is Los Alamos reported to have?
(a) 600.
(b) 8000.
(c) 5.
(d) 70.

4. With which philosopher does the protagonist associate the wish not to have been?
(a) Anaximenes.
(b) Parmenides.
(c) Anaximander.
(d) Heraclitus.

5. Which of the following pieces does the protagonist first play on her violin?
(a) Bach’s Chaconne in d minor.
(b) Brahms’s Hungarian Dance 5 in g minor.
(c) Mozart’s Sonata in e minor.
(d) Wagner’s Traume.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which city is Stella Maris?

2. At what age does the protagonist change her name?

3. What epistemological position does the protagonist claim?

4. In what year was Stella Maris established?

5. From what catalog does the protagonist buy a violin?

(see the answer key)

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