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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Knecht not experience the conflict between?
(a) Marriage and single life
(b) Two jealous women
(c) Academia and the normal world
(d) Home and elite school

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

4. What subject does Knecht learn from the Abbot?
(a) Science
(b) Psychology
(c) Maths
(d) History

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What language does Knecht study?

2. Why is Knecht different from Mozart and Bach?

3. What does Knecht complete introductory lessons in?

4. Who does Designori now work for?

5. Who sees Knecht off at the train station?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the difference between mathematical and psychological Glass Bead Games?

2. Why does Knecht think Tegularius is a good Glass Bead player?

3. What does Knecht have to wait for before he can leave for Mariafels?

4. What does Knecht do during his four-week vacation?

5. What is Knecht's only restriction during free study?

6. How does the music Master help Knecht?

7. What advice does the Music Master give Knecht when he leaves for Waldzell?

8. Describe Knecht's visit with the Music Master.

9. What does the author say most biographies are?

10. What kind of essay is Life?

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