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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Betram run off to after the Magister's death?
(a) The mountains
(b) The hills
(c) Britain
(d) Rome

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

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

4. What does Knecht devote his time to during his vacation?
(a) The Glass Bead Game
(b) Writing poetry
(c) Music
(d) Reading

5. What is Maraifels famous for?
(a) Its music
(b) Its literature
(c) Its philosopy
(d) Its art

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

7. What kind of school do his teachers recommend him for?
(a) Elite school
(b) Special needs school
(c) Grammar school
(d) Music school

8. Who asks Knecht to write him a yearly letter?
(a) His music teacher
(b) The Music Master
(c) Designori
(d) His aunt

9. What movement does the beginning of the Galss Bead Game go back to?
(a) The intellectual movement
(b) The dada movement
(c) The phony movement
(d) The surrealist movement

10. When does Knecht leave the monastery?
(a) Winter
(b) Autumn
(c) Summer
(d) Spring

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

12. How do Knecht's teachers start treating him differently at the Latin school?
(a) As if they wanted to get rid of him
(b) As if they were jealous of him
(c) As if he were a colleague
(d) As if he were dangerous

13. What religion do people assume that Knecht dabbled in while at the monastery?
(a) Islam
(b) Buddhism
(c) Hinduism
(d) Christianity

14. What was the second academic subject that the Game embraced?
(a) Mathematics
(b) Language
(c) Science
(d) Literature

15. Who does the author call the historian of literature?
(a) Plinium Ziegenhalss
(b) Herman Hesse
(c) Thomas Mann
(d) Pythagoras

Short Answer Questions

1. Who selects the Deputy?

2. What is the name of the main character?

3. Why is Knecht popular with his superiors?

4. What did Knecht not experience the conflict between?

5. What does the Magister want a representative for?

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