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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What school does Knecht tell his Music Master he would like to enter?
(a) Eschholz
(b) Waldheim
(c) Brecht
(d) Waldzell

2. In what context does Hesse say he will report on Knecht's life?
(a) Academic
(b) Contemporary
(c) Historical
(d) Future

3. What is the name of Knecht's assistant?
(a) Tegularius
(b) Francesco
(c) Philip
(d) Designori

4. What kind of student is Designori?
(a) Elite student
(b) Guest student
(c) Senior student
(d) Master student

5. What does the Music Master order Knecht to defend?
(a) His family
(b) Himself
(c) The Castalia
(d) The Glass Bead Game

6. Who shows Knecht around his new school?
(a) David
(b) Oscar
(c) Thomas
(d) Fredrich

7. What is the name of Knecht's headmaster?
(a) Designori
(b) Ferremonte
(c) Plinio
(d) Zbinden

8. What is the name of the town Knecht's first school is located?
(a) Grossartig
(b) Berolfingen
(c) Genau
(d) Biroschon

9. What type of theme must a game be started with?
(a) Any
(b) Academic
(c) Country
(d) Musical

10. What instrument is Father Jacobus playing?
(a) The guitar
(b) The piano
(c) The violin
(d) The trumpret

11. What German city was Bastian Perrot's musical academy in?
(a) Bonn
(b) Cologne
(c) Berlin
(d) Munich

12. What is Knecht more interested in doing than playing the Glass Bead Game?
(a) Socializing
(b) Music
(c) Drinking
(d) Reading

13. Who sees Knecht off at the train station?
(a) His Latin teacher
(b) His music teacher
(c) His headmaster
(d) His German teacher

14. What type of people first played the Glass Bead Game?
(a) Filmmakers
(b) Writers
(c) Academics
(d) Musicians

15. Who is the next person to be elected as Magister Ludi?
(a) Dubios
(b) Designori
(c) Knecht
(d) Tegularious

Short Answer Questions

1. What subject does Knecht learn from the Abbot?

2. What is the name of the new Magister?

3. How do students of Castalia gain entry to a Castalia school?

4. What is the name of the essay Knecht occasionally has to compose?

5. Who does Knecht visit in Montepart?

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