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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What language does Knecht teach the Abbot?
(a) Hungarian
(b) Chinese
(c) French
(d) Japanese

3. What does Designori often criticize?
(a) Academic life
(b) The Order
(c) The Glass Bead Game
(d) The poor

4. What does Knecht have to file every year?
(a) A musical piece
(b) A report
(c) A diary
(d) An essay

5. What is the name of the main character?
(a) Hermann Hesse
(b) Herman Ungar
(c) Joseph Knecht
(d) Thomas Mann

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

7. Why is Knecht different from Mozart and Bach?
(a) He did not marry
(b) He was born in China
(c) He did not leave any work behind
(d) He was a mathamatician

8. What does Jacobus think Castalia is an imitation of?
(a) Buddhist orders
(b) Atheist orders
(c) Muslim orders
(d) Christian orders

9. Who does Knecht visit in Montepart?
(a) Jabcobus
(b) Designori
(c) Maria
(d) The Music Master

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

11. What is the name of the book Knecht's name is placed in?
(a) The Golden Book
(b) The Glass Bead Book
(c) The Master in Waiting Book
(d) The Ludi Book

12. Where does the Music Master live?
(a) Monteport
(b) Berlin
(c) Munich
(d) Waldzell

13. What does Knecht like to write?
(a) Poetry
(b) Limericks
(c) Novels
(d) Short stories

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

15. What happens when Knecht is 24-years-old?
(a) He finds a job
(b) He graduates
(c) He wins a Glass Bead tournament
(d) He fails his exams

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the supreme head of the game known as?

2. What is Maraifels famous for?

3. What do most students become when they graduate from a school of Castalia?

4. Why does Knecht not like the position of Magister?

5. Who does Knecht have to be cleared by before he joins the outside world?

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